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An Opportunity for Action on Charter School Mismanagement

Posted on May 12, 2016May 12, 2016 by Sue Legg

Progress Florida has a call for action. They urge everyone to sign a letter to the legislature. These are reforms for which we have advocated. They include:

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Voucher Lawsuit Appeal: When is a tax a tax?

Posted on May 11, 2016May 11, 2016 by Sue Legg

Oral arguments were heard in the Joanne McCall vs. Governor Scott lawsuit yesterday. The Florida Education Association, Florida League of Women Voters and the NAACP support the suit. It is not clear that the judges in the First District Court of Appeals agree. They must now decide whether the trial will go forward. A video of the hearing will be available on the Florida 1st District Court of Appeal soon.

The issue is whether tax credit vouchers to send students to private, mostly religious schools is constitutional.

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Louisiana Charters Returned to District Control

Posted on May 10, 2016May 10, 2016 by Sue Legg

Following Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans public schools were in disarray. Thousands of people who had the resources to do so had left New Orleans. No one was watching the store, and the State took over 52 poverty stricken schools. Ten years later, the Louisiana legislature is finalizing a bill to return the Recovery District charters to local control by district school boards. Did the great experiment work?