STATUS REPORT ON EDUCATION LEGISLATION As background, it is important to remember that, in order to be passed, a bill must undergo 3 Readings. The 1stReading occurs with the bill is introduced and its title is published in the chamber’s journal. The bill then is referred to 2-4 committees/subcommittees for consideration – these are called the bill’s…
Under the guise of school choice, the Florida House is pushing ahead with three bad bills that would benefit charter schools and yet again damage traditional public schools. The priorities are upside-down, and the Senate should stick up for local control and a fairer distribution of tax money to public education. The first example of…
This Video Update features FSBA Executive Director Andrea Messina reporting on issues impacting the Legislature as we enter the last weeks of the 2016 Session, including a few education related bills that appear to be off the table for the rest of this legislative session. Ms. Messina also discusses HB 287 / SB 434 relating to…
TAMPA — The validity of the test, the way it’s graded and the way those grades are used have come under question by parents and educators since the new Florida Standards Assessment debuted last year. Still, students across the state are preparing to take the exam a second time at the end of this month and…