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Confused about Voucher Lawsuits?
Florida has had three recent voucher lawsuits: Fasse et al vs. Scott et al, McCall et al vs. Scott et al, and Citizens for Strong Schools vs. Department of Education. They all oppose Florida Tax Credit Scholarships (FTC) to private schools.
The money is significant; it now amounts to over $900 million in FTC scholarships. Which companies provide the money? Want to know more?
One of Two Florida Voucher Lawsuits Thrown Out
One of the two Florida voucher lawsuits was thrown out today by Judge Charles Francis. Faase et al vs. Scott et al was dismissed once before and then refiled. The new version was deemed to be legally insufficient to sustain a finding of ‘special injury’. This complaint was based on SB850 which was alleged to have been passed by the legislature using ‘log rolling’ strategies to combine bills to expand the tax credit scholarships and create new accounts for students with disabilities. Click the LAWSUITS banner on the Home Page of this blog for more information.
Call to Action: Respond to the USDOE Proposal to use VAM Scores for Colleges of Education
If you want to have input on the USDOE proposal to rate colleges of education on the basis of their graduates’ VAM teaching evaluations, heed Diane Ravitch’s call to action. The USDOE is seeking input until January 2, 2015.
Click on the following link to see how to respond to the USDOE proposal. Note that the US LWV has no formal position, so please respond as an individual, not on behalf of the League. See the following article for more information.
East Nashville in Turmoil
by Anne-Marie Farmer, LWV Nashville
Nashville Superintendent Register announced a proposal to restructure East Nashville schools making some into charters and rezoning the entire area. It is difficult to believe that the takeover of schools was announced with no input from parents. An uproar ensued. Some negotiation has occurred.
If you do not know about the KIPP charter school management company, read our post: Conflict or Collaboration. The LWV Voter article follows.
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- Education Team at the Department of Education
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