Tag: NAACP
Examining the NAACP’s charter school proposals on the merits
One of the first quotes in a new NAACP report on charter schools comes from a Southern California school leader. The unnamed educator points to potential common ground: “We must celebrate success wherever it is happening and we must remain vigilant to guard against abuses of the public trust wherever[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Funding formula, H.B. 7069, charters and more
School funding formula: Two Republican state senators are calling for a study of the Florida K-12 school funding formula. Sen. Dorothy Hukill, R-Port Orange, and Sen. Travis Hutson, R-Palm Coast, say the current formula shortchanges smaller districts because larger districts get a bigger portion of state funding to help make up the[Read More…]
NAACP brings charter school debate to Orlando
After calling for a moratorium on new charter schools, the NAACP started a seven-city fact-finding tour that stops in Orlando this afternoon. Charter school advocates plan to make their presence known. Some, like Donyale Ferguson McGhee, the principal of Somerset Preperatory Academy North Lauderdale, say they weren’t given a chance[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Early degrees, tweeting, job security, charters and more
Early degrees: About eight Florida Atlantic University High School students finish high school with a bachelor’s degree each year. The Boca Raton school is believed to be the only one in the United States where students can earn a high school diploma and a bachelor’s degree at the same time. Associated Press. Tweet trouble: The Miami-Dade Schools[Read More…]
NAACP board approves anti-charter school resolution
Despite a full-court press from charter school supporters, the board of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People approved a resolution on Saturday that calls for halting the growth of charters. The move reaffirms the civil rights organization’s longstanding positions, spelled out in a 2014 resolution decrying “privatization” in[Read More…]
Charter school backers will weigh in before NAACP board vote
Late last month, a host of charter school supporters — from former U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige to school choice luminary Howard Fuller — wrote the NAACP asking to meet with its board before Saturday’s expected vote on a resolution calling for a moratorium on charter schools. That meeting never happened. Still,[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Appeal, mediation, homeschooling, ad and more
Scholarship appeal: The Florida Education Association, the NAACP and other groups officially file an appeal with the Florida Supreme Court over the constitutionality of the state’s tax credit scholarship program. The groups say the program diverts money from the state’s public schools system. A circuit court and appeals court have[Read More…]