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Testing bill advances, board term limits delayed, Ladapo confirmed, financial literacy, and more

Testing revisions approved: Members of the House Education Committee signed off on a proposal to revise the state's standardized testing process, setting up a vote before the full House. The bill would replace end-of-the-year Florida Standardized Assessments with a series of computer-based periodic assessments that would also provide quick feedback to teachers to focus on... Read more »

West Virginia education savings accounts are worth fighting for

Editor’s note: In this commentary from West Virginia education choice activist and reimaginED guest blogger Jamie Buckland, the mother of four explains why her state’s Hope Scholarship program positively impacts families across West Virginia and why the lawsuit that has been filed against it must be fought. In 2007 my husband and I decided to… Read more »

Controversial amendment stripped from ‘parents’ rights’ bill, tax-free holidays expanding, and more

Controversial bills up for votes: Two controversial, Republican-backed education bills were fiercely debated and ultimately approved by House committees on Tuesday, and are now on schedule to get a vote by the full House as early as Thursday. LGBTQ and Democrats won one fight in the Parental Rights in Education bill when a controversial amendment... Read more »

Senate and House to reconcile education and state budgets, controversial bills before House, and more

Education budgets: The Senate and House are only $104 million apart on proposed budgets for K-12 education, but the differences are significant. The House wants to take $200 million from 12 school districts that defied Gov. Ron DeSantis' ban against face mask mandates in schools and distribute it to the other 55 districts, and the... Read more »

The education choice movement must keep our options open

In “The Hunt for Red October,” American officials learn that the Soviet Navy has sailed into the Atlantic with orders to sink one of its own submarines, a nearly undetectable vessel brimming with a huge atomic arsenal. At an intelligence briefing in Washington, protagonist Jack Ryan briefs American National Security Advisor Jefferey Pelt and a… Read more »

DeSantis now supports $200M cuts to 12 districts, rancor drives out Lake board member and more

DeSantis flips on district penalties: Just four days after Gov. Ron DeSantis said he opposed a House budget proposal to cut $200 million from 12 school districts that defied his ban on face mask mandates, the governor has changed his mind and now favors it, according to his press secretary Christina Pushaw. DeSantis changed his... Read more »

Graduation requirements eased, Cartwright chosen in Broward, Jefferson regains autonomy, and more

Tougher requirements waived: Higher graduation testing standards that were adopted in 2018 and scheduled to go into effect this spring were delayed Wednesday by the Florida Board of Education. The decision to delay for one year keeps lower test score requirements in place and allows the continued use of an alternate test to the algebra... Read more »

At least 11 states beyond Florida move forward with education choice legislation

Editor’s note: As Florida’s 2022 legislative session closes in on the halfway mark, here is a roundup of education choice legislation bills that have been introduced in other states compiled by ExcelinEd. Alabama Parent’s Choice Act (SB 140) by Sen. Del Marsh passed the Senate Education Policy Committee. If passed into law, the legislation would… Read more »

Parental rights bill advances, Orange school leader retiring, Bright Futures volunteer hours, and more

Parental rights bill: A bill that would regulate discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in elementary school classrooms and give parents the rights to make "critical decisions affecting a student’s mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being" won the approval Tuesday of the Senate Education Committee. The bill, which has been dubbed the "Don't Say... Read more »

Ransomware negotiations ban, revised virtual instruction, proposed state budgets, and more

No negotiations with hackers: School districts and other government agencies would be prohibited from negotiating with cyberattackers who have taken control of sensitive or personal data and demand millions of dollars in ransom to release the information, under a bill moving through the Florida House. "We have to ask, should we allow taxpayer dollars to... Read more »

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