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Rick Scott’s “Education Investment” a “Paper Tiger”
The editors of the Lakeland Ledger focus on Polk County Schools woes they will experience under the education budget which Governor Rick Scott signed yesterday. Florida legislators have been patting themselves on the back for increasing school funding in their annual session, which ended May 2. Even so, funding for public schools in Florida — particularly in Polk County — is not nearly enoug
JUN 02
Common Core Ties Draw Jeb Bush Critics
Jeb Bush’s support for Common Core Standards has drawn the interest of one of the state’ top political reporters. Writes the Tampa Bay Times Alex Leary: WASHINGTON – Jeb Bush is one of the country’s most visible advocates of Common Core, forcefully defending the K-12 standards even as it puts him at odds with a conservative base he would need to mount a viable campaign for president. But his prob
JUN 01
Michigan Charter School Board President Resigns Over Common Core
Brian Polet, board president of Eagle Crest Charter Academy in Holland, Michigan has resigned. Scathing Purple Musings has received permission to print his letter of resignation in its entirety: Dear Eagle Crest Charter Academy, National Heritage Academies, and Central Michigan University, Effective June 30, 2014, I officially resign as board president and from the board of directors of the Eagle
MAY 31
Florida’s Failure to Fund Lawsuit Amended to Include Vouchers, Charter Schools
From Orlando Sentinel reporter Leslie Postal: A sweeping lawsuit that argues Florida failed to adequately fund its public education system should be amended so that the state’s support of voucher programs and charter schools can also be challenged, attorneys for the plaintiffs said today. They have asked the court to allow them to amend the lawsuit, filed in 2009. The lawsuit – with the Orlando-ba
MAY 30
Bobby Jindal Rebukes Jeb Bush on Common Core
I guess he really means it. From CNN reporter Dana Davidsen: Louisiana Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal said Thursday he’s against Common Core, the academic standards that have many conservatives decrying the program as an overreach of the federal government “I’m against the Common Core, and I don’t want Louisiana to be in the Common Core,” he said to booming applause at the Republican Leadership Conf
