Florida House GOP: Yes We Can!
This morning, Republicans in the Florida House are praising their budget during the floor debate. They are congratulating themselves for all the money they are giving to education even in this lousy...
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Would you vote for a property tax increase to support public schools?(answers) The Florida Legislature had a brilliant idea to “increase” funding for education without actually having to give schools...
View ArticleShould third-graders who fail the FCAT be held back?
Should third-graders who fail the FCAT have to repeat the grade?(web poll) In Palm Beach County, 2,340 third-graders might have to repeat the grade. In St. Lucie County, the number is 684. Why? They...
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Gov. Scott’s pension proposal unfair to teachers?
Gov. Rick Scott Gov. Scott says he can save the state $2.8 billion over two years by, along with other changes, requiring public workers to pay 5 percent of their salaries into the state pension...
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Should the school board fire Superintendent Johnson?
Superintendent Art Johnson The Palm Beach County School Board is going to discuss at its Feb. 16 meeting whether to fire Superintendent Art Johnson “without cause.” The timing is strange since the...
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Have Jeb’s reforms improved Florida schools?
Jeb Bush State Sen. Joe Negron, R-Palm City, says school reforms begun under former Gov. Jeb Bush and education adviser Patricia Levesque, who also is advising Gov. Scott, have led to major...
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Does Gov. Scott really care about education?
Florida Gov. Scott signed a $69.1 billion budget Thursday, but not before vetoing $615 million in line items. The surprise is not that the governor used his red pen. The surprise is that he portrayed...
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Was teacher union right to endorse Obama early?
Leadership of the National Education Association on Monday voted to endorse President Obama for reelection in 2012. Dennis Van Roekel, president of the 3.2-million-member teachers union, said in a...
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Federal stimulus a success or failure?
.The proposed Indian Street Bridge connecting Palm City and Stuart is the region's biggest federally funded transportation stimulus project. The Post has reported that the supposedly “shovel-ready”...
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