FL county may approve KIPP's second charter after first school received an F....
More and more lately it seems that accountability is only for public school teachers. The Jacksonville charter school was at the bottom of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) scores last...
View ArticleFL Ed Commissioner says students did not get dumb overnight. Lowers FCAT...
I feel so sorry for Florida teachers, parents, and students. They worked their butts off preparing for a new tougher FCAT 2.0. The failure was massive. I think one good thing may have come from...
View ArticleTwo major Florida newspapers highly critical of high stakes state test, the...
The FCAT is the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. The writing section scores came out last week. The scores were shockingly low on this new version. The state lowered the requirements quickly,...
View ArticleIn FL a charter school management company raised fees to taxpayers from $1...
That was just in one year's time from 2010 to 2011. That's shocking to me. It takes money from traditional public schools, and it gives those resources to schools with little accountability.As...
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You're all being fired, but first we are giving you a big party. So smile.
There's very little being said about the real hurt and pain, about how the University of South Florida let bully state Senator J. D. Alexander in effect get his own university.There's not much said...
View Article3rd District Court of Appeals reverses state decision about Miami charter...
This is a good thing in my opinion as the state appears to be firmly controlled by those who support charter schools above public education. The state has overturned many local decisions about opening...
View ArticleUnregulated charter school finances wasting taxpayer money. Fraud is rampant,...
One after the other leaders of charter schools are being investigated, and schools are being closed for financial discrepancies. That is public money, taxpayer money. Who in the world decided no...
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Florida sent TB patients to cheap motel, told them to stay there.
The Palm Beach Post has revealed this has gone on for two years. State sends TB patients to $35-a-night Jacksonville motelThe state paid the Monterey Motel in Jacksonville more than $11,000 to house...
View ArticleSo many big stars on board for CBS Teachers Rock to push Parent Trigger laws....
I was just reading all the big-name stars who are getting on board for the parent trigger, and I am really stunned by some of the names. Do they know what it means to lightly turn a school over to...
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Some British want to ban US-based preacher for kicking people as a means to...
From Huffington Post:Todd Bentley Controversy: British MP Wants To Ban Preacher From United Kingdom For Kicking PeopleIn one interview, Bentley claims that the "Holy Spirit" told him to kick an ill...
View Article"Dreadful Dangers" of learning to think. Australian blogger's journey out of...
I was very impressed with this post about what happens when the realities and facts are allowed in. I was amazed that she quoted from the new platform of the Texas Republican party. Guess their...
View ArticleLooks like Rupert Murdoch will profit from "reform" of Chicago school system.
It seems so odd that things like this can happen in our education system now. It just doesn't seem to matter about that alleged illegal phone hacking his News Corp has been doing. I guess the rich...
View ArticleChicago principals told to report all union activity by teachers, even...
Substance News verified a memo from Chicago school system lawyers to principals. Principals are asked to report any union activity by teachers.CPS officials disrupt schools through incompetence, then...
View ArticleKind words for teachers from Tony Danza. Much needed.
This week I learned that both the RNC and DNC are welcoming not only Michelle Rhee's group screening the movie Won't Back Down...but also welcoming Rhee herself to be interviewed by Chelsea Clinton....
View ArticleJeb Bush: comparing education to milk since 2009. Really.
I call that being a broken record and having no creativity. From the RNC convention 2012 his words on flavored milk:Jeb Bush: Choosing Schools Should Be Like Shopping For MilkOn Wednesday, Rice called...
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Crew Member of “Won’t Back Down” speaks of regret, disagreement with theme.
I understand their wanting to distance themselves from this movie, but it has been unleashed now. Too late for regrets and concerns from those involved. I will remember the three stars harshly,...
View ArticleParent Trigger is the "Parent Tricker"..not the "coup" they expect it to be.
That really is a good way to describe these new laws called the Parent Trigger laws. The backers manipulate the parents into believing that schools are failing their children and that only the teachers...
View ArticleOnline Educator K12 Being Investigated By Florida Department of Education
I think there is a definite place in education for online classes.I do not think there is a place for such a misuse and abuse of taxpayer money. K12 leaders appear to be squirming and trying to avoid...
View ArticleMetro Nashville Public Schools lose $3.4 million funding for rejecting...
This is the third time that school district had rejected Phoenix-based Great Hearts Academies. It appears to be much like the situation in Florida now where the state board can overrule local...
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FL charter school says enroll with us, get free Nintendo DSi.
Florida is looking to grow the charter school enrollment here, so I guess that is one way to do it. Since the school will get $6,300 for each student they enroll they can afford it.Unfortunately that...
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