Tag: Florida PTA
Why are the FEA, PTA blocking school choice for low-income parents?
Editor’s note: This post recently appeared as an op-ed in the Gainesville Sun. It was published before the House proposal was changed to include no increase in the program cap. Florida’s tax credit scholarship program is administered by Step Up For Students, which co-hosts this blog. In a state that gives parents an... READ MOREParents shouldn’t be fighting each other over school choice
Editor’s note: This post first appeared as an op-ed in...
READ MORESchool choice parents to PTA: ‘Stop the attack on our children’
Last week, the Florida PTA sent an action alert to...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Open enrollment, tax credit scholarships, charter schools and more
Open enrollment. Duval County’s plan for universal public school choice is...
READ MOREFlorida private school “voucher” parents join PTA
Earlier this month, the Florida PTA held its annual convention...
READ MOREThe faces of school choice
Rallies tend to be choreographed political endeavors, but the video above...
READ MORENew parent trigger bill clears first hurdle in Florida House
The parent trigger bill is back in the Florida Legislature...
READ MOREAdam Putnam: ‘If we lose the parents, we’ve lost the battle’
Editor’s note: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam was a late...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: School spending, digital education, PTA activism & more
Rick Scott’s proposed budget. Includes $1.2 billion more for public...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Teacher quality, teacher evaluations, a missing forklift & more
Next steps. Florida should adopt parent triggers and education savings...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Florida Formula, StudentsFirst, legislative hopes & more
Critiquing the Florida Formula. Matt Di Carlo at the Shanker...
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