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Rally in Tally: Public School Supporters Turn Out
Close to 3,000 public school supporters turned out for the Florida Education Association rally today. It was their largest crowd ever. They were determined to let the legislators know that public schools need support. I was there. I jotted down some slogans.
Here is one that made the crowd cheer:
EDUCATE, ADVOCATE, MOTIVATE!
Another speaker chanted his opposition to the current policy. He called the policy the:
STACK THEM DEEP, TEACH THEM CHEAP approach to education funding.
There were lots of signs. Here are two:
The message was clear. Over and over the crowd chanted: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Equity: For each and every child
Equity means providing resources, not just equally, but adequately for all children to succeed. There is no ‘one size fits all’ curriculum. Yet, there is a tension between providing opportunity for all students, regardless of their backgrounds, and the efficient allocation of limited resources. School choice was supposed to give better options, but too often, the choices are no different and ineffective.
The Citizens for Strong Schools lawsuit in Florida is about equity, but this is also a national issue. I found a blue ribbon panel report that addresses equity and provides direction for educational policy.
In time, Florida may be required to focus on these six directions. They give us a vision of what could be.
School grades inaccurate, Hillsborough Superintendent says.
Jeff Eakins, Superintendent in Hillsborough County warns parents that the meaning of school grades is not only different, it is inaccurate. The school grade formula is new this year. The test on which the grades are based is also new.
This is not the real problem with this year’s grades.
How to Fix Failing Schools and How Not To
The League asked the Florida State Board of Education: “What Next?” What should be happening to fix problems, not just point fingers?
The New York Times published some solutions that are working in Union City, New Jersey. Note that it is not Newark, New Jersey where big money and celebrities tried to impose charter school solutions. Less hoopla and more methodical, careful community planning make a difference in Union City. See how click here.
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- League Members visit the office of Senator Marco Rubio
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- League Members wait to see Senator Bill Nelson
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- Education Team at the Department of Education
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