The new piece by Michelle Malkin on Jeb Bush, Tony Bennett and education reform in the Sunshine State is a touch heavy on hasty generalizations. The most jarring may be the way Malkin lumped Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007, in with the grading scandal in Indiana that embroiled the… Read more »
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Florida roundup: Tony Bennett, longer school days, dual enrollment & more
What they’re saying about Tony Bennett in Florida: Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Jeb Bush offered praise for Florida’s education commissioner. The Buzz. Sen. Dwight Bullard calls for more input on the state’s next education chief. Sun Sentinel. Orange County schools Superintendent Barbara Jenkins’ name is coming up as a possible replacement. Orlando Sentinel. Despite a national… Read more »
Tony Bennett’s resignation disappoints school choice supporters
In mid-June, Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett visited a modest retreat on the outskirts of Tampa where a University of Notre Dame program was hosting a symposium on school choice. Fewer than 40 people were in attendance, but Bennett spoke and answered questions for an hour. “I will never ever change my stripes on school… Read more »
Tony Bennett to resign
From the Tampa Bay Times: Tony Bennett is expected to resign Thursday as Florida education commissioner following two days of raging controversy over school grading in his home state of Indiana. Bennett is expected to hold a news conference in Tallahassee late Thursday morning to make the announcement. Bennett, who came to Florida from the… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: Tony Bennett, teacher debit cards, art magnets & more
More on Tony Bennett: Two days of controversy seem to have taken a toll, with Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett expected to resign later today. Tampa Bay Times. Meanwhile, supporters and others are calling for more evidence in this latest school grade snafu: “What we have now is not “the rest of the story” but a failure to seek… Read more »
‘It is time we redefine public education’
Editor’s note: We’ve made the point many times: Public education shouldn’t be synonymous with public schools and increasingly, in this age of rapidly expanding options, it isn’t. In a new essay, James V. Shuls, the education policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute in Missouri, expertly riffs on that theme, using the moving story of a student… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: Tony Bennett, school budgets, safety nets & more
Tony Bennett: Fordham Institute’s Michael Petrilli weighs in on the Florida education commissioner’s decision a year ago to change an Indiana charter school’s grade: “Bennett worked to fix the problem—not, I believe, because the school was connected to a donor, but because no one would trust an accountability system that labeled even excellent schools as worthy of… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: Tony Bennett, school budgets, Common Core & more
Hot seat: Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett faces hard questions about his role as Indiana’s former education chief in a grade boost last fall for a charter school run by an influential Republican donor. Associated Press. In an interview with StateImpactIndiana, Bennett stands by his decision to raise the Indiana charter school’s grade. Longer days: The Pinellas County School Board… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: School grades, Common Core, charter schools & more
School grades: Florida has a record-high 107 F-rated schools this year. Miami Herald. Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco and Hernando all earned overall “C” grades. Tampa Bay Times. Broward Superintendent Robert Runcie says the district’s school grade drops mirror declines statewide, but students still performed better or as well as last year. Sun-Sentinel. For the first time in nine years, the Palm Beach County School… Read more »
redefinED roundup: Vouchers in N.C., voucher politics in N.J., charter school grades in Florida & more
Arkansas: The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals dismisses a lawsuit to overturn the state’s public school choice law, which will allow public school students to openly transfer to other public schools outside their district (Arkansas Times, Arkansas Online). Arizona: The state sees an upswing in school districts wanting to convert some of their traditional schools into charters… Read more »
