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LWV Presentation to the Florida Senate Education Committee Workshop on Charter Schools
The Senate Education Committee held a workshop on March 11th on proposed bills for charter schools. The list of bills was organized by topic. Sue Legg, Chair of the League’s Education Committee, made a presentation to the committee. She focused on three of the Committee’s topics.
Here is an edited version of her remarks.
Florida Senate Education Committee Workshop on Charters
If you want to take the pulse of charter school legislative priorities, watch this video. It is yesterday’s Florida Senate Education Committee workshop on charters. They have a long list of proposed bills to consider, and they are looking for ways to combine bills in order to move forward.
The two most comprehensive bills were from Senator Montford and Senator Legg. Continue reading
Looking Beyond the Stereotypes: Many Black Males Graduate
Education Justice forwarded a report on black male high school graduation rates in states across the country. They may surprise you. The Schott Foundation for Public Education just released a report entitled: Black Lives Matter. It seems harsh to have to be reminded that lives matter, black or any other lives. When you see the data and read the report, you will understand the concern.
Large variations in high school graduation rates for black and Hispanic males are found across states. They differ more than you might think.
Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis
We all are struggling with ways to explain what is happening with our schools. Why would our country, of all countries, seem to encourage privatization of our schools?
There is an undercurrent in our political and social structure that seems counter to the American Dream. Do we know think of ‘our kids’ as ‘my kids’ and ‘those other kids over there’? If so, how does this view affect the choices we make? What prospects do children have?
There is a new book out that can inform our understanding.
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