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FORT LAUDERDALE— The embattled Broward County School Board, led by new Superintendent Dr. Howard Hepburn (pictured), is trying to fix the decades-long, systemic education problems and mistakes its predecessors created, but may in the process shoot itself in the proverbial teaching foot if they go through with a proposal to strip A-rated Virginia Shuman Young […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL—A bill banning corporal punishment for students with disabilities passed the House Education Quality Subcommittee unanimously, surprising residents and representatives alike in that corporal punishment still exists within some public schools. "While most counties have banned the practice, corporal punishment is still allowed in 19 counties in Florida," HB 439's sponsor, Democratic Rep. Katherine […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has just signed House Bill 1 in Miami, which expands school choice in Florida immensely. During the press event held at a private Catholic school, Gov. DeSantis spoke of how Florida "is number one when it comes to education freedom and education choice." "The State of Florida is number one […]
In an era where parental school choice has become relevant and one of the most controversial issues. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) have come together to introduce the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to the Senate floor. This bill is designed to combat the recent prerequisites for charter schools seeking funding brought […]
According to the 2020 U.S. Census report, 18% of the overall population in Hillsborough County, Florida is Black or African-American, but while opportunities for minority communities in Florida continue to open up, parental choice in education is being compromised in Hillsborough. School choice is at risk.
Less than a week after the Hillsborough County School Board inexplicably struck down the renewal contracts for 4 charter schools, and refused to grant contracts to two other schools, the Florida Department of Education headed up by Commissioner Richard Corcoran, has threatened legal action against the school board for potentially breaking of Florida statute.
https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2021/06/24/hillsborough-district-blasted-for-not-renewing-charter-contracts
When the Hillsborough County School Board recently voted unanimously to deny the renewal contracts of four private charter schools, which are situated in heavily-populated minority communities, it left parents wondering why the board decided to break from the history of accepting charter schools into the school district.
School choice is a big issue this election cycle, not just among Republican voters, but with Democrats and Independents, especially here in Florida.
With the start of a new school year just around the corner, Florida officials are eyeing policy changes that would expand the number of mental health professionals in schools and ensure that charter schools are meeting safety requirements
Florida’s economy is booming, and so is its population growth.
I don’t think he (DeSantis) knows anything about education. These are kind of standard education reform in Florida position, I don't think he knows anything about them.”- Billy Townsend
The Florida Senate could eliminate controversial proposals about charter schools and hospitals from a tax package that was approved last week by the House.
The vote came down and charter schools and their proponents won, as the board voted unanimously in favor of conditionally approving the Somerset career training academy application.
Mast explained that he “loves” school choice because “it’s not government one size fits all. It’s innovation in education.”
“Whether you’re a charter school teacher or a traditional public school teacher, you’re doing the same thing.”
DeSantis assured that he would “support school choice options."
udge John Van Laningham sided with Renaissance Charter School Inc., which operates six schools in Palm Beach County and wanted the School Board to provide “safe school” officers. The School Board refused, leading to the legal battle.