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Florida Senate Will Be the Key Battleground on Charter School Legislation

Two news reports on yesterday’s Senate Education meeting yesterday provided tidbits which revealed the Senate’s cautious nature on charter school legislation. Lynn Hatters report in WFSU i… more →

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Privatization Not A Worry For Pembroke Pines Teachers

cbs4lisa wrote 4 hours ago: PEMBROKE PINES (CBSMiami) – A four long negotiation Tuesday afternoon ended with an agreement betwee … more →

Tags: Local, News, broward teacher's union, BTU, Charter Schools, Education, Pembroke Pines, Pembroke Pines Charter Schools, Teachers

Where did the students go? — 4 comments

stevehinnefeld wrote 2 weeks ago: Something is missing from the Indianapolis Star’s story on Sunday celebrating the “turnaround” succe … more →

Tags: School Turnaround, Indianapolis Public Schools, Emma Donnan Middle School

Charter school opens on time with designer-led design-build

Jeff Griffin, Ph.D., P.E., P.M.P. wrote 2 months ago: When land negotiations for a new charter school were delayed more than three months, opening in time … more →

Tags: Facilities, Project Spotlights, tilt up, designer-led design-build, tilt-up building shell, Charter Schools, ryan companies, speed of construction

Florida Senate Will Be the Key Battleground on Charter School Legislation

Bob Sikes wrote 3 months ago: Two news reports on yesterday’s Senate Education meeting yesterday provided tidbits which reve … more →

Tags: Education, Florida Politics, Education reform, florida education reform bill, Don Gaetz, Florida, charter schools in florida, Florida Legislation, Charter Schools

Patricia Levesque's Tortured Defense of Bush Foundation's Work — 2 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 3 months ago: Foundation for Excellence in Education executive director Patricia Levesque took exception to a lett … more →

Tags: Education, Florida Politics, Education reform, Florida Board of Education, florida education reform bill, Testing, High Stakes Testing, Education 2, Florida

Charter Schools USA Stonewalls in Refusal to Answer Questions About Relationship With Bush Foundation — 3 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 3 months ago: Fresh off news that it’s about to build an $11 million charter school in Jacksonville, it … more →

Tags: Education, Florida Politics, Education reform, florida education reform bill, Florida, Jeb Bush, florida schools, charter schools in florida, Florida Education

The Incomplete Outrage Over NorthStar Charter School Payouts — 2 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 3 months ago: The $800,000 that a couple made off with after the NorthStar charter school closure even embarrassed … more →

Tags: Education, Florida Politics, Education reform, Florida Board of Education, Education 2, Florida, Jeb Bush, florida schools, KIPP

House Charter School Bill Corrupted by Cozy Relationship Between Tony Bennett and Charter Schools USA — 4 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 4 months ago: Chris Moya,  Charter Schools USA lobbyist testified this week that Rep. George Moraitis charter scho … more →

Tags: Education, Florida Politics, Academica, Charter Schools, charter schools in florida, CSUSA, Education 2, Education reform, Florida

Does the FLDOE Work for Jeb Bush's Foundation?

Bob Sikes wrote 4 months ago: Today’s release of emails from a DC watchdog indeed provided some troubling revelations. Among … more →

Tags: Education, Florida Politics, Education reform, florida school reform bill, Education 2, Florida, Jeb Bush, florida schools, charter schools in florida

In Defense of Imagine Charter Schools

Bob Sikes wrote 4 months ago: From a Tampa Bay Times story by Lisa Gartner: It depends on whom you ask. The Imagine School at St. … more →

Tags: Education, Florida Politics, Education reform, Testing, Education 2, Florida, florida schools, charter schools in florida, Florida Education

Tony Bennett, State Board Wants More Capital Outlay For Charter Schools, None for Public Schools — 1 comment

Bob Sikes wrote 4 months ago: From the Bradenton Times: BRADENTON — In 2012, charter schools were narrowly unsuccessful in g … more →

Tags: Education, Florida Politics, Education reform, Florida Board of Education, Florida republicans, Education 2, florida schools, charter schools in florida, Florida Education

Jeb Bush's Foundation Wants Florida to Ignore Crony Capitalism on Charter Schools — 3 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 4 months ago: Big charter school operators have been whispering about getting their own independent board to appro … more →

Tags: Education, Florida Politics, Education reform, Florida Board of Education, Florida republicans, taxpayer money, Education 2, Florida, market based reform

Tony Bennett's Charter Schools USA Problem — 4 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 5 months ago: An August 2012 story in the South Bend Tribune reported that Florida-based Charter Schools USA was p … more →

Tags: Education, Florida Politics, Education reform, Education 2, charter schools in florida, Indiana, Charter Schools, Jonathan Hage, fldoe

Charter Schools USA Got $6 Million More Than They Should Have During Tony Bennett's Indiana Tenure — 2 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 5 months ago: From reporter Dan Goldblatt of Indiana Public News: A Marion County judge has decided that the India … more →

Tags: Education, Florida Politics, Education reform, Appropriations, Florida Board of Education, Education 2, Teachers, Florida, charter schools in florida

The Nation's Most Powerful Pro-Voucher, Pro-Charter School Group Applauds Tony Bennett's Florida Appointment — 2 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 6 months ago: From MELODIKA.net: The American Federation for Children—the nation’s voice for educational cho … more →

Tags: Education, Florida Politics, Florida Board of Education, michelle rhee, Education 2, florida schools, charter schools in florida, Vouchers, Charter Schools

Jeb Bush, Gary Chartrand Among Past Campaign Contributors to Tony Bennett — 1 comment

Bob Sikes wrote 6 months ago: The Florida media has thus far been disinterested in Tony Bennett’s political contributors to … more →

Tags: Education, Florida Politics, Education reform, Florida Board of Education, Education 2, Florida, Jeb Bush, florida schools, charter schools in florida

Why the List of Tony Bennett's Financial Backers Should Be Important to Floridians — 4 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 6 months ago: It’s rare that an elected public servant moves to the same position as an appointed one as for … more →

Tags: Education, Florida Politics, Education reform, Florida Board of Education, Testing, Education 2, Florida, Jeb Bush, florida schools

Charter Schools USA Lands Third Multi-Million Dollar Loan Since 2010 — 1 comment

Bob Sikes wrote 6 months ago: From MELODIKA.net: Ziegler, a specialty investment banking firm, is pleased to announce the successf … more →

Tags: Education, Florida Politics, Education reform, Florida Board of Education, florida education reform bill, Testing, High Stakes Testing, Education 2, Florida

Florida's Dysfunctional Charter School Laws On Display in Orlando Scandal — 1 comment

Bob Sikes wrote 6 months ago: Orlando Sentinel (login required) reporter Lauren Roth has this: The failed Orange County charter sc … more →

Tags: Education, Florida Politics, Education reform, Florida Board of Education, florida education reform bill, Florida republicans, Testing, Education 2, Florida


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