Florida: Former Indiana education leader Tony Bennett is one of three finalists for the education commissioner job in Florida, with the state Board of Education scheduled to make a decision Wednesday (redefinED). U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., says in a major speech that expanding school choice is a key to revitalizing the[Read More…]
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The anti-Chicago on teacher evaluations
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Today on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush singled out Hillsborough County, Fla., as a school district where the teachers union didn’t go the Chicago route over teacher evaluations: “In Hillsborough County, which is Tampa, thanks to[Read More…]
In Florida, a teachers union that doesn’t just say no
Editor’s note: In one of yesterday’s posts, we noted how often school choice supporters are caricatured. But truth be told, we’re not alone. Teachers unions and their members are sometimes dismissed with unflattering generalizations too. Doug Tuthill, a former teachers union president himself, pauses today to spotlight a union right[Read More…]