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FSBA Daily Updates: Legislative Session 03-25-2015

2014 Daily Updates, 2015 Daily Updates, 2015 Video and DailyBy fsbawp March 25, 2015

TODAY’S HAPPENINGS In the House Local Government Affairs Subcommittee: HB 63 – Public-Private Partnerships by Steube — PASSED Deletes Public-Private Partnership Guidelines Task Force; revises provisions regarding responsible public entities & unsolicited proposals submitted for qualified projects; revises provisions regarding comprehensive agreements entered into between responsible public entities & private entities; deletes provisions relating to notice to…

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FSBA Daily Updates: Legislative Session 03-24-2015

2014 Daily Updates, 2015 Daily Updates, 2015 Video and DailyBy fsbawp March 24, 2015

In the House Government Operations Subcommittee: HB 585 – Holidays & Observances / Sir Lancelot Jones by Raschein — PASSED Designates second Monday in October of each year as “Sir Lancelot Jones Day”; authorizes Governor to issue proclamations commemorating occasion; encourages public officials, schools, private organizations, & citizens to commemorate occasion. HB 599 – Exemption…

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Finland’s radical new plan to change school means an end to subjects

In the NewsBy fsbawp March 24, 2015

Finland’s classrooms are very different from America’s — far more permissive, with less of an emphasis on academics. There are no standardized tests until high school, and children get 15 minutes of recess in between lessons — more than an hour of recess a day. “Play is important,” one Finnish teacher told the Smithsonian magazine. “We value play.” Yet Finnish kids always get…

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Bill would give more choices to Florida students

Florida Schools, In the News, VoucherBy fsbawp March 24, 2015

TALLAHASSEE — Kameela Russell’s daughter acted out at her neighborhood school, Madie Ives Elementary in northeast Miami-Dade. But she excelled after transferring to the top-ranked Lakeside Elementary in Broward County. Most parents would not have been able to move their child to a public school in another county. Russell could because she was a teacher…

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What’s up with digital classrooms money for Florida schools?

Florida Schools, Funding, In the News, technologyBy fsbawp March 23, 2015

When it comes to spending on classroom technology, the Florida Senate has led the charge in recent years. Senate Education Committee chairman John Legg has held symposiums and school tours, aimed at drumming up support for more money for digital instruction. The effort landed $40 million last year. But when the Senate’s education budget proposal…

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FSBA Daily Update: Legislative Session 03-23-2015

2014 Daily Updates, 2015 Daily Updates, 2015 Video and DailyBy fsbawp March 23, 2015

FSBA LEGISLATIVE VIDEO UPDATE #3 Our Video Update for the 3nd week of the 2015 Legislative Session has been posted on the FSBA website at www.fsba.org – you may access the video by clicking on the link to 2015 Legislative Session Video Update 3 under “Legislative Session Updates” (located below the pictures on our main page)…

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2015 Legislative Weekly Video Update #3

2015 Legislative Videos, 2015 Video and DailyBy fsbawp March 20, 2015

This Video Update features FSBA Interim Director Bill Graham providing a quick recap of some of the major education bills that were considered last week, including the House version of the Assessment and Accountability bill — HB 7069 — which has passed the House and is now awaiting consideration in the Senate. In addition, this video…

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FSBA Daily Updates: Legislative Session 03-19-2015

2014 Daily Updates, 2015 Daily Updates, 2015 Video and DailyBy fsbawp March 19, 2015

EDUCATION BUDGET UPDATE We have gotten our first look at the House and Senate budget proposals for K-12 public schools. Few details are available as yet, but we can provide a quick overview of where things stand at the moment. Both budget proposals increase overall funding for K-12 by about $750 million — about a 4%…

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Florida Senate differs with House as both try to solve school testing problems

Assessments, Florida Schools, In the News, StandardsBy fsbawp March 19, 2015

A day after the Florida House unanimously backed a bill to reduce state-mandated student testing, the Senate took a whack at the hotly debated topic. The measure that emerged Thursday from the Senate Education Appropriations subcommittee (SB 616) included the same goal of reducing the state’s emphasis on tests. But it differed from the House…

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Measure to reduce testing goes before Florida House

Assessments, Florida Schools, In the News, StandardsBy fsbawp March 18, 2015

One week after clearing two education panels, the full state House got its first glimpse at a proposal to reduce the number of tests Florida public school students take each year. House Bill 7069 appears to have broad support, clearing both House education panels unanimously last week. On Tuesday, House members were given a chance…

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