by Lane Wright | Sep 6, 2018
Now that we’ve narrowed our candidates for governor down to Ron DeSantis and Andrew Gillum, we can start digging deeper on what effect each might have on our schools. First, let’s keep in mind that Florida students are struggling: Less than half of 4th graders in...
by Lane Wright | Aug 29, 2018
Andrew Gillum could be the next Donald Trump of Florida politics, albeit a more polite, well-mannered version. He’s Trump’s political parallel: Florida Democrat’s answer to an unlikely candidate who can upset the balance and change the political playbook. In 2016...
by Lane Wright | Aug 24, 2018
Ron DeSantis doesn’t have much of a plan for education in Florida, but he’s made two things clear: He wants to “repeal the Common Core” and teach civic literacy in our schools. Technically, there is no Common Core in Florida, but it’s true that our current academic...
by Lane Wright | Aug 21, 2018
Amendment 8 may not be on the ballot come November, but we can’t ignore the issue it was trying to address. Charter schools have a legitimate place in our state. They’re written into our laws because they give families a public-school option (and hope) when their...
by Lane Wright | Aug 20, 2018
This post was updated at 12:18 PM This morning, Judge John Cooper struck Amendment 8 from the ballot. That means, unless an appeal wins favor with a higher judge, it won’t be appearing on the ballot this November. Here’s what you should know. Amendment 8 was a...
