Editor’s note: This commentary from Robert Pondiscio, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, originally appeared on the Institute’s web site. It is a truth so obvious that it scarcely needs to be said: successful businesses have satisfied customers while unsatisfied customers take their business elsewhere. It’s true of restaurants, garages, and all manner… Read more »
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Senate approves parents’ rights bill, session is extended, $200M budget penalty killed, and more
Florida charter school bills appear headed for approval
A bill that would make it easier for Florida charter schools to be approved has passed both houses of the Florida Legislature and has been sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his signature. HB 225 won approval Friday when the Senate tabled its companion bill, SB 892, and adopted the House version. Sponsored by Rep…. Read more »
State advising healthy kids not to get vaccinated, parental rights bill teed up in Senate, and more
Senate voting on parental rights bill, records law exemption, 3 Bay schools closed by fires, and more
Students protest Parental Rights bill, Senate OKs test changes, DeSantis defends reaction, and more
There was no school, so this teacher created one
LaBELLE, Fla. – Nearly a century before micro-schools became a thing, a woman named Selma Daniels created one for Black students not far from the Everglades. In 1930, Daniels and her husband moved from Alabama to the tiny town of LaBelle, 30 miles east of Fort Myers. There was no school in LaBelle for Black… Read more »
DeSantis tells masked students to end ‘COVID theater,’ House approves tax holidays, and more
Education budget spending agreed upon, LGBTQ amendment rejected, physical restraints, and more
Florida leads America’s Catholic school rebound
One state stands out behind this year’s encouraging Catholic school rebound, and it’s the same one that’s been defying Catholic school trend lines for a decade. Catholic school enrollment in Florida rose 6.3 percent in 2021-22, the biggest jump of any of the 10 states with the biggest Catholic enrollments and outpacing the 3.8 percent… Read more »