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Two bills that we’re watching in the state legislature — voucher expansion and changes to the way textbooks are selected — are off to strong starts. They’re breezing right through committee stops. Despite that fast start, I hold out hope … Continue reading →

Last week in the Florida House, the Finance & Tax Subcommittee debated and approved the bill “PCB FTSC 14-02 Relating to Tax Credit Scholarships.” This is an attempt to dramatically expand a particular school voucher program (see a previous post … Continue reading →

Companion bills in the state legislature are attempting to expand a school voucher program. The House bill recently got a green light from one of its committee stops, but news accounts point out that the House version may not quite … Continue reading →

The 59th Annual Florida State Science Fair is to be held at the Lakeland Civic Center during the week of April 8th to the 10th 2014. The organizers are in need of qualified judges to judge the various age groups … Continue reading →

Orlando Sentinel columnist Lauren Ritchie wrote a good analysis of the bad bill about textbook selection currently in the state legislature: Florida Sen. Alan Hays’ bill to have school districts to choose own textbooks unworkable. Hays’ proposal would require each … Continue reading →

We’ll be tracking the bills filed in the state legislature that, if passed, would change the way textbooks are selected here in Florida. Don’t know what I’m talking about? Get up to date here and here and here. Senate Bill … Continue reading →

A Tampa Bay Times editorial today says: No room for political games on textbooks. The editorial notes that the new bill filed in the state legislature that would completely take the state government out of textbook selections was motivated by … Continue reading →

Two letters to the editor were printed in today’s Daytona Beach News Journal about the appointment of Andy Tuck to the Florida Board of Education. First one: Religion, not science Should Gov. Rick Scott’s appointment of Andy Tuck, who so … Continue reading →