Tag: Know Your History
Florida’s Blaine amendment leaves many unanswered questions (Part I)
On June 7, 2005, opposing sides met for the final time to argue before the Florida Supreme Court over the constitutionality of the state’s first voucher program, the Opportunity Scholarship. Supporters of the program for low-income students had won several important victories, forcing opponents to abandon all but one remaining... READ MOREAccountability’s rocky legal road, Part 2
Editor’s note: March 2 marked the 20th anniversary of the...
READ MOREAccountability’s rocky legal road, Part 1
Editor’s note: March 2 marked the 20th anniversary of the...
READ MOREAnnotating Think Progress
Today we are trying something new: annotating an article from...
READ MOREWilliam N. Sheats and pitfalls of democratic control of public education
William N. Sheats was, in many ways, the father of...
READ MOREOne man’s war on Florida’s desegregated schools
“We do not refuse anyone on account of race,” Orange...
READ MOREThe Sisters of St. Joseph
A century ago, three Catholic sisters in St. Augustine, Fla....
READ MORECommon schools and the fear of diversity
The first-ever state supreme court ruling finding charter schools unconstitutional continues to...
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