We are halfway through #Florida's 2021 legislative session. Here's a quick look at some of the bills we are following and what to watch this week: #SB86, #HB545 #HB1475 #SB78 #HB529 #SB582 #SB48 #HB7045 #SB1014 accountabaloney.com/index.ph…

Arizona's business community is beginning to speak out in opposition to ESAs (like those advanced in Florida's #SB48) and the privatization of public education. "Public education is the single most powerful economic development tool we have as a state." azcapitoltimes.com/news/2021…

This week Florida’s Education Appropriation Cmte approved a similar measure #SB48 with an “indeterminate” impact on state funding. It is irresponsible and foolish. @SenMannyDiazJr @DougBroxson @kellistargel

Great idea. “This spring and summer should not be filled with extra lessons,” the letter says. “Children, teachers and parents need time and space to recover from the stress that the past year has placed on them." theguardian.com/society/2021…

"FEE’s Floridian roots do have one undeniable pedagogic function: they make the blatant hucksterism at the heart of the education reform movement much harder to deny. FL, after all, has played host to more grand swindles than any other state." The grand swindle lives on in #SB48

#FLPublicEdVoter #povertymatters #schoolchoiceSCAM

Heads Up: Betsy DeVos’ American Federation for Children just donated $130K to pro-voucher billionaire John Kirtley’s Florida Federation for Children. Watch for attack ads targeting all your favorite pro-public ed candidates then be a #FLPublicEdVoter

"Schools are economic and social assets... the economic benefit of a high school graduate is two and a half times the cost of getting that student through school. Yet the rise of high-stakes testing has become a tool for devaluing schools." @MinimizeTesting #SchoolGradeSCAM

Agree 100%. “Simple public health measures can enable the economy by allowing businesses to operate in a safe manner. All it takes is responsible leadership based on science, medicine and accurate, current data.” Listen to our doctors: @RonDeSantisFL sun-sentinel.com/opinion/com…

“Available ICU beds is not the metric on which we should be focusing. Rather, we have the tools to prevent new cases: masking, social distancing, testing and contact tracing. The governor’s focus should be on resourcing and deploying these tools to our local communities” #Florida

What if the tests primarily measure socioeconomic status? What if they are merely a measure of privilege? How do we, as a community, help to close THOSE gaps? #whenFLschoolsreopen #FLPublicEdVoter @MinimizeTesting

We can @MinimizeTesting #whenFLschoolsreopen

I, for one, am tired of the disruption. Give us back our schools! #FLPublicEdVoter #localcontrol

“Her research has convinced her America’s return to segregated schools... undermines any hope for an equal and just society. Because, she said, school integration remains the surest route to academic achievement and social mobility.“ #resegregation ajc.com/blog/get-schooled/jo…

Using SAT/ACT scores as part of to calculate school grades is not the BEST idea... #FLPublicEdVoter #accountabaloney accountabaloney.com/index.ph…

Regardless of whether parents “value” their child’s SAT/ACT scores more or not, these tests are poor measurements for an accountability system that attaches high stakes, like teacher compensation, school funding and even mandated closure of schools, to a school grade calculation.

During #SchoolChoiceWeek you should learn about the impact of expanding vouchers on our public schools: they were “started by free market conservatives to dismantle public schools and hand their services over to the private sector.” kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/a…“kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/a…