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We are the Enemy? Maybe So!
Richard Corcoran sees the enemy and it is us, he says. Corcoran’s speech to the legislature tried to capture the moral high ground. He spoke of family struggles and successes. He called for measures to control undue collusion between legislators, lobbyists and special interests. And then, he got down to business. He specifically turned to privatization of education and health care.
More Time in School: Some Districts Manage It
There are solutions to complex problems. Take for example the issue of not enough time. We all experience this concern but for children, it can impact their entire lives. Over and over again we hear that children need more time in school. Parents too have concerns about child care while they are working.
School time and work time do not match. Everyone knows something should be done, but time costs money. Here’s an example from the Christian Science Monitor that describes how a school was able to solve the time problem. They managed it differently. Read the story here. This is a fundamental change but a feasible one. IT COULD SOLVE MANY FRUSTRATIONS IN OUR DAILY LIVES and help children learn.
K-12 Education Projected to Lose in Florida Funding Battle
The Ocala Star Banner reports that funding priorities are changing. PreK 12 has received small increases in per student funding for the past couple of years. Florida is almost back to 2008 levels, if you do not count the increase in costs due to inflation. (The Consumer Price Index during that period rose 12.72%.) In the next legislative session, incoming Senate President Joe Negron has already announced his plan to increase budgets for colleges and universities, but not for K12. Richard Corcoran, incoming Speaker of the House has made his priorities clear.
Unequal Access to Charters: It is Illegal!
Subtle and direct violations of law have been documented in charter admissions policies. Empty seats are supposed to be filled by lottery. Yet, which student applications make it into the lottery is frequently questioned. For example, some parents and/or students are required to submit essays. Or, parents may be required to certify they will contribute a certain number of hours or donate money to cover school fees. If all else fails, charters may counsel parents that their child may not fit ‘the mission of the school’ and practice constant suspension for trivial offenses to discourage unwanted children.
In this article released by the ACLU in California, and reported by Education Justice, an expose of wide spread civil rights violations is reported.
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