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IRS Targeting, the Atlanta Cheating Scandal and the Bush-Rhee High-Stakes Test Model

Imagine for a minute that the opposite is true and that the United States abruptly switched from a flat tax to the federal tax code we have now? Frightening huh? Yet this is essentially what the natio… more →

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IRS Targeting, the Atlanta Cheating Scandal and the Bush-Rhee High-Stakes Test Model

Bob Sikes wrote 6 days ago: Imagine for a minute that the opposite is true and that the United States abruptly switched from a f … more →

Tags: Education, Atlanta Cheating Scandal, Cheating, Conservatives, Education 2, Education reform, High stakes test, I.R.S., Jeb Bush

Michelle Rhee's Pattern of Deceptive Marketing — 4 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 2 weeks ago: Just day’s after PBS reporter John Merrow blew the door off Michelle Rhee’s cover-up of … more →

Tags: Education, Charter Schools, charter schools in florida, common core standards, Education 2, Education reform, Florida, Florida Education, Florida republicans

Parent Trigger's Contradictory "Parent Notification" Provison Returns — 1 comment

Bob Sikes wrote 3 weeks ago: Just hours after Parent Trigger’s defeat on the floor of the Florida Senate, Sen. Anitere Flor … more →

Tags: Education, Anitere Flores, Charter Schools, charter schools in florida, Education 2, Florida, Florida Education, HB 7009, HB 7161

Debriefing Parent Trigger's Defeat in the Florida Senate — 6 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 3 weeks ago: Perhaps Senator Bill Montford said it best in this quote he gave Palm Beach Post reporter Dara Kam: … more →

Tags: Education, Charter Schools, charter schools in florida, Education 2, Education reform, Jeb Bush, parent revolution, Parent Trigger, Rick Scott

PARENT TRIGGER DEFEATED IN FLA SENATE! — 3 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 3 weeks ago: From Kathleen McGrory in The Buzz: The bill, sponsored by Sen. Kelli Stargel, would have let parents … more →

Tags: Education, Charter Schools, Education reform, Florida, Jeb Bush, Parent Trigger

New Revelations in Stargel-Rhee Parent Trigger Petition; Senate Vote Today — 1 comment

Bob Sikes wrote 3 weeks ago: A “weaker version” of Parent Trigger will be get a vote on the floor of the senate today … more →

Tags: Education, charter schools in florida, Education reform, michelle rhee, Parent Trigger

Facing South Florida: Florida's 2013 Legislative Session

cbs4bernstein wrote 3 weeks ago: Marc Caputo (Source: CBS4) The 2013 session is set to adjourn May 3rd. Our reporter roundtable takes … more →

Tags: Seen on TV, Facing South Florida, Jim DeFede, 2013 Legislative Session

Serious Problems Remain for Stargel, Trujillo and Rhee on Parent Trigger Petition — 2 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 3 weeks ago: Tuesday  morning update here As Kelli Stargel takes to the Senate floor today to defend her Parent T … more →

Tags: Education, Charter Schools, michelle rhee, Parent Trigger

Rhee, Stargel Got Some 'Splainin' to do About Those Parent Trigger Petition Signatures — 11 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 3 weeks ago: NEW Tuesday morning update here (600AM CDT) Monday morning update here. MIAMI HERALD: On Sunday, The … more →

Tags: Education, Charter Schools, charter schools in florida, Education 2, Education reform, Florida, Florida Education, florida education reform bill, Kathleen McGrory

Bush Foundation Hides Behind Parent Revolution in Faux Parent Group Flap

Bob Sikes wrote 3 weeks ago: Two separate revelations this week further unmasked the political scam that has become Florida … more →

Tags: Education, Charter Schools, charter schools in florida, Education reform, Jeb Bush, michelle rhee, parent revolution, Parent Trigger, Patricia Levesque

Kelli Stargel's Fake List of Parent Trigger Supporters that Michelle Rhee Provided — 5 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 4 weeks ago: Welcome readers of The Florida Squeeze and NPE. Please see this UPDATE post. UPDATE: (Saturday eveni … more →

Tags: Education, Education reform, Florida republicans, michelle rhee, Education 2, Florida, Florida Senate, charter schools in florida, Florida Education

Florida Tea Party Leader Leads Opposition to Common Core — 4 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 4 weeks ago: Patricia Sullivan ran for  United States House of Representatives under the Tea Party banner in 2010 … more →

Tags: Education, Rick Scott, Education reform, Florida republicans, Education 2, Florida, charter schools in florida, common core standards, Parent Trigger

Has Jeb Bush's Foundation Created a Faux Parents Group to Support Parent Trigger? — 3 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 1 month ago: Scathing Purple Musings discovered last August that Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Florida’s … more →

Tags: Education, Education reform, florida education reform bill, Education 2, Florida, Jeb Bush, charter schools in florida, Florida Education, Charter Schools

Parent Trigger Hits "Local Control" Roadblock in Florida Senate — 2 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 1 month ago: From Kathleen McGrory of the Times/Herald: As expected, Sen. Kelli Stargel‘s parent trigger bi … more →

Tags: Education, charter schools in florida, Charter Schools, david simmons, Parent Trigger, Lizbeth Benacquisto, Kelli Stargel, Jack Latvala, andy gardiner

Rick Scott's a Sitting Duck on Parent Trigger — 2 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 1 month ago: Rick Scott has not yet earned the trust of Florida public school teachers and advocates. His increas … more →

Tags: Education, Rick Scott, Education reform, Testing, Florida, florida schools, charter schools in florida, common core standards, DoE

Did Parent Revolution Bribe and Blackmail Undocumented Immigrants in California Parent Trigger Fight? — 1 comment

Bob Sikes wrote 1 month ago: With Florida republican senators obliged to pass Parent Trigger this session to serve Jeb Bush … more →

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

RNC Common Core Resolution Indicts Jeb Bush and Florida's Republican Policy-Makers — 9 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 1 month ago: I find every read of the Republican National Committee’s resolution against Common Core State … more →

Tags: Education, Rick Scott, Education reform, florida school reform bill, florida governor, florida education reform bill, Florida republicans, Education 2, Florida

Rhee Backpedals on Tests and Why it Matters in Florida — 2 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 1 month ago: Karin Klein writes this from a stunning interview Michelle Rhee had with editorial board of the Los … more →

Tags: Education, Rick Scott, Education reform, sb736, florida education reform bill, Florida republicans, michelle rhee, Florida, Jeb Bush

FL GOP Want to End Local Control of Schools; Except When They Don't to Get Parent Trigger Passed — 2 comments

Bob Sikes wrote 1 month ago: So Republican Altamonte Springs senator David Simmons has crafted an amendment to Parent Trigger whi … more →

Tags: Education, Education reform, Florida Board of Education, florida education reform bill, Florida republicans, Education 2, Florida, Jeb Bush, florida schools


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