Tag: Florida and teacher quality
New parent trigger bill clears first hurdle in Florida House
The parent trigger bill is back in the Florida Legislature this year and, judging by the spirited 8-5 party line vote it got in its first committee stop Thursday, perhaps as contentious as ever. But unlike last year, some Florida parents and child advocates not only voiced support, but drove to... READ MOREFlorida Gov. Rick Scott: ‘We don’t want a war on teachers; we want a war on failure’
Florida Gov. Rick Scott delivered the State of the State...
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Parent trigger. Sen. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, files a bill similar...
READ MOREParent trigger bill filed again in Florida
The most contentious education bill in last year’s Florida Legislature...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Education reporting, education rankings, Diane Ravitch & more
Florida’s status. Matt Reed, Florida Today’s editorial page editor, takes a look...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Teacher quality, teacher evaluations, a missing forklift & more
Next steps. Florida should adopt parent triggers and education savings...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Teacher pay, Tony Bennett, Marco Rubio & more
Teacher pay. Gov. Rick Scott says he wants to set...
READ MOREReport: Florida gets B- for education reform, C- for parental empowerment
Florida earns a C- for policies and program aimed at...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Teacher evals, vocabulary gaps, ed reform pileup & more
More on teacher evaluations. Problems with teacher evaluation data this...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Teacher quality, charter school growth, ed funding and more
A “B” for teacher quality policies. That’s Florida’s grade, according...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Praise for parental choice, a high school boot camp & more
Message from Florida. Skeptics in Louisiana shouldn’t fight expanded school choice...
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