New:
Action Alert Today
It is time to to swing into action!
CONTACT YOUR SENATORS
Support SB 1552. This bill helps to recruit highly qualified teachers and to fund districts to provide community support services for struggling public schools. It maintains local district responsibility for our schools and requires accountability.
Oppose SB 796. This is the High Impact Charter Organization bill. It would turn public schools over to private corporations to run turn around schools. These charters have high student attrition rates in other states. The bill is basically the same as the House bill for Schools of Hope. The bill exempts teachers and administrators from certification, requires districts to share space in under enrolled or closed district schools with private companies, gives five year contract to private, non profit charter management firms, and designs a performance measure rather than school grades for accountability.
Attend Constitutional Revision Commission in Gainesville April 26
This is a time to ACT! The Constitutional Revision Commission hearing is in Gainesville at the Phillips Performing Arts Center on April 26. Doors open at 4 pm, so get there early.
This Commission is formed every twenty years to hear what the public wants to change in our Florida Constitution. The members are picked by the Governor, the Legislature and the Judiciary. We expect that there is a strong partisan group on the Commission who will push for privatizing our schools via vouchers. There is a plan to abolish the separation of church and state clause that prohibits public money going to private schools.
This is a time for you to be vocal. We will get a second chance at the ballot box in November, 2018 when the proposed amendments will be on the ballot. In case any members are hard of hearing, we need to tell them what we think as often as possible.
If you can attend the hearing, bring a three minute speech. You need a speakers form that you submit at the door. You can down load it here:
This Week’s League Capital Report
Would you like a summary of what happened in the Florida Legislature this week? See The Capital Report.
California Charters Are A Poor Investment
April 14, 2017; Salon
There are cracks in the charter school system in California. I grew up there. We used to be arrogant enough to think we got everything right. The charter school explosion, however, has caused cracks in the system.
California has twice the numbers of charters than Florida. They have enough to see the serious consequences when there is unregulated growth and little accountability.
Meredith Machen sent this Salon article. It spells out the quandary in which California finds itself. Florida and others states are going down this road. Read it and don’t weep, tell people!
Warning: Array to string conversion in /home/lwveducation/public_html/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 1096
-
- League Members visit the office of Senator Marco Rubio
-
- League Members wait to see Senator Bill Nelson
-
- Education Team at the Department of Education
Pingback: Newly Surfaced Video of Moms for Liberty Advisor Reveals Religious Extremist Agenda - Bucks County Beacon