Articles in Category: 'charter schools'

It Isn't Poor Kids T. Willard Fair Cares About
By: Chris Guerrieri | Posted: April 25, 2013 3:55 AM

After reading "A Troubling Attitude About Low-Income Parents," T. Willard Fair's guest column in Wednesday's Sunshine State News, saying Sen. David Simmons had said essentially "poor people make poor parents," I was initially outraged and ready to take the senator to task.

TAGS: charter schools, David Simmons, Gary Chartrand, Jeb Bush, News, T. Willard Fair, Title I, Columns
 
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AIF, Florida Chamber Divided on Casino Gambling, Taxes for Online Travel Companies, and Obamacare?
By: Eric Giunta | Posted: March 5, 2013 3:55 AM
 

TAGS: AIF, Associated Industries of Florida, bed tax, Business, casino gambling, charter schools, Citizens Property Insurance, corporate income taxes, Daubert standard, expert witness standards, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Florida House Civil Justice Subcommittee, Frye standard, Internet Sales Tax, Mark Wilson, Medicaid expansion, News, Obamacare, online learning, online travel companies, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PPACA, sales taxes, Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics degree programs, services tax, STEM degree programs, virtual education, “Where We Stand: A Guide to the Florida Chamber's 2013 Business Agenda”
 
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Florida Tea Party Faithful Alive and Well, Anticipating Shining Victories from 2013 Legislature
By: Eric Giunta | Posted: February 12, 2013 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: 401(k), Abigail MacIver, AFP, Americans for Prosperity Florida, charter schools, Citizens Property Insurance, David Simmons, Don Gaetz, electoral reform, Five For Florida, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, government transparency, HB 121, health insurance exchanges, House Education Choice and Innovation Subcommittee, Integrity Florida, Jeff Atwater, Medicare, Mike Hill, News, Northwest Florida Tea Party, Obamacare, online education, Parent Trigger, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, pension reform, PPACA, Second Amendment, Senate Banking and Insurance Committee, Slade O’Brien, Tea Party Movement, virtual education, Will Weatherford, Politics
 
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Sen. Alan Hays, Tell 'Em Back Home It Was You, You, You Who Killed 'Parent Trigger'
By: Nancy Smith | Posted: March 23, 2012 3:55 AM
Nobody kept Alan Hays from voting for the "parent trigger" bill except Alan Hays. Pay no attention to the excuses.
TAGS: Alan Hays, charter schools, Dispensing Physicians, Lizbeth Benacquisto, Mike Haridopolos, News, Parent Empowerment Act, Parent Trigger, repackaged drugs, SB 668, workers' comp, Columns
 
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Weekly Roundup: Buss Tripped
By: Michael Peltier News Service of Florida | Posted: August 27, 2011 3:55 AM
 

TAGS: 'Lock Up', Adam Hasner, Allen West, American Civil Liberties Union, Ananth Prasad, Audubon, charter schools, Craig Miller, Dean Cannon, Department of Corrections, Department of Justice, Ed Buss, Elizabeth Gondles, Everglades, Everglades Foundation, FEC, Florida East Coast railway, Florida Public Service Commission, George LeMieux, Gulf Power Co., Jon Huntsman, Kathleen Shanahan, Mike McCalister, Mitt Romney, MSNBC, News, prison medical services, Ptoject Vote, Rick Perry, Rick Scott, Sachs-Mason-Dixon poll, Santa Rosa Correctional Institution, South Florida Water Management District, State Board of Education, U.S. District Court, U.S. Sugar, Vern Buchanan, Voting Rights Act, Politics
 
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Schools Flooded With New Charter Applications
By: Lilly Rockwell News Service of Florida | Posted: August 24, 2011 3:55 AM
TAGS: Advanced Academies, Broward Virtual School, charter schools, Charter Schools USA, Christopher McGuire, Department of Education, Educational Options, Florida Connections Academy, Florida Virtual School, Jill Johnson, John Thrasher, Juanita Edwards, K12 Florida, National Network of Digital Schools, News, Pinecrest Virtual Charter School, Richard Page, Somerset Virtual Academy, virtual charter schools, Politics
 
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While Other Public Schools Moan Over Cuts, Charter Campuses Expand
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: August 15, 2011 3:55 AM
 

TAGS: administratiion, Broward County, budgets, capital expenses, charter schools, Federal Stimulus Funds, Florida, Jesus Jara, layoffs, legislature, Monroe County, News, Orange County, outsourcing, Sarasota Student Leadership Academy, St. Lucie County, Teachers, tenure, unions, Vickie Marble, Politics
 
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Jeb Bush Education Report Card Flunks Florida Dems on Reform
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: June 13, 2011 5:52 PM
 
TAGS: 2011 Florida Legislature, charter schools, Democrats, Foundation for Florida's Future, Jeb Bush, McKay scholarships, News, online education, Opportunity Scholarships, Republicans, school reform, teacher tenure, Government
 
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Florida Legislature Chips Away at Class-Size Budget Buster
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: June 2, 2011 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Amendment 8, charter schools, class-size reduction, constitutional amendment, David Simmons, education, Education Intelligence Agency, Florida Education Association, Florida TaxWatch, legislature, News, per-pupil spending, schools, Teachers, Will Weatherford, Government
 
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James Madison Institute Cheers 2011 Legislative Session
By: Kevin Derby | Posted: May 27, 2011 3:55 AM
TAGS: Barack Obama, Bob McClure, charter schools, Florida Retirement System, Health Care Freedom Act, James Madison Institute, JMI, legislature, News, Pensions, Robert Sanchez, School Choice, TABOR, William Mattox, Government
 
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End in Sight, House Tackles TABOR, School Choice and Concealed Weapon Bills
By: Kevin Derby | Posted: May 5, 2011 3:55 AM

TAGS: Adam Putnam, Bill Hager, charter schools, Chris Dorworth, Cynthia Stafford, Daniel Davis, Dean Cannon, Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives, House, Janet Cruz, Jim Waldman, Joe Abruzzo, John Wood, Kelli Stargel, News, Rick Scott, School Choice, Scott Randolph, Seth McKeel, Steve Precourt, TABOR, Government
 
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Florida House Gears Up for a Busy Wednesday
By: Kevin Derby | Posted: May 4, 2011 3:55 AM
 

TAGS: charter schools, Chris Dorworth, House, Insurance, Jim Waldman, John Wood, Kelli Stargel, News, Open Carry, School Choice, sinkholes, Government
 
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Education in the Legislature: Charter Schools Are Next
By: Lilly Rockwell News Service of Florida | Posted: March 28, 2011 3:55 AM
TAGS: charter schools, Foundation for Florida’s Future, Jeb Bush, John Thrasher, Kelli Stargell, News, Patricia Levesque, Rick Scott, Government
 
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Rhee Challenges 'Criminal Standard' of Teacher Tenure
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: February 10, 2011 3:55 AM
 
Tackling the politically charged subject of tenure, school reformer Michelle Rhee told a Florida Senate committee Wednesday that teacher-protection rules undermine quality education.
TAGS: Charlie Crist, charter schools, Florida Education Association, Michell Rhee, News, principals, Rick Scott, Senate Committee on PreK-12 Education, Stephen Wise, StudentsFirst, teacher tenure, vouchers, Politics
 
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Florida Ranks No. 1 in U.S. School Study
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: October 4, 2010 4:05 AM
 
Florida earned the highest combined grade on a new national education report card, and researchers said reform-minded Republican leaders deserve some of the credit.
TAGS: American Legislative Exchange Council, charter schools, Dean Cannon, education reform, Florida Education Association, Jeb Bush, McKay scholarships, minority achievement, News, online learning, Politics
 
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Jacksonville Ranks Fifth in National School Reform Study
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: August 24, 2010 4:05 AM

Jacksonville scored a top-five rating in a new national study on cities best positioned for K-12 school reform.
TAGS: American Enterprise Institute, charter schools, education reform, Jacksonville, News, teacher unions, Thomas Fordham Institute
 
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