Amendment 8 off ballot: A judge’s decision that proposed constitutional Amendment 8 should be removed from the Nov. 6 ballot is upheld in a 4-3 vote by the Florida Supreme Court. A Leon County judge had ruled that the amendment is misleading and fails to inform voters of its “chief purpose[Read More…]
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Florida schools roundup: Teachers lose jobs, GOP backs amendment and more
Teachers losing jobs: More than 900 Florida teachers – many of whom were rated effective on their evaluations – are out of a job because they couldn’t pass the Florida Teacher Certification Exam. The exam, which includes a variety of subject area exams and general knowledge tests, was toughened three years[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Amendment 8 suit, charter schools, unions and more
Amendment 8 lawsuit: Amendment 8 is misleading and should be removed from the ballot, the League of Women Voters and the Southern Poverty Law Center argue in a lawsuit filed Thursday in Leon County. The lawsuit focuses on the part of the proposed amendment that would allow allow entities other than[Read More…]