Murillo addressing delegates at FEA's 2024 Delegate Assembly where she was honored as the Education Staff Professional of the year One of the surest ways to help children succeed academically… Read more…
Florida has the fourth largest economy in the United States. In fact, if Florida were a country, it would rank in the top 15 countries in the world for total… Read more…
As voters, we have the opportunity to create a Florida where every neighborhood thrives, every school is full of love and learning and every child lives their American Dream.When we… Read more…
The 2024 legislative session has just begun, so now is the time to reach out to your legislators and share your concerns with them. To send an email to your… Read more…
Part IV: Test Mania – How Florida Lost its Focus on What Matters in EducationFlorida’s students have suffered from the policy decisions made in Tallahassee over the past two decades.Low wages… Read more…
This page contains information related to the Best and Brightest Program for the 2019-20 school year as implemented by Senate Bill 7070. If you are looking for information regarding the Best… Read more…
Part II: Value-Added Measures: Valuing Meaningless Data over High-Quality Instruction The first article in our series of how Florida’s education policies are undermining student success focused on teacher pay. However,… Read more…
We have reached day 53 of the 60-day legislative session. This is the time of year where budget deals are often cut and the Legislature likes to operate out of… Read more…
On just the third day of session we warned there would be a massive education bill put forth by the Senate that would impact everything from certification requirements to Best… Read more…
Senate Bill 7030 had the chance to be a momentous piece of legislation that passed with overwhelming bipartisan support. However, the inclusion of a provision that would allow for the… Read more…
Here are a few bills we wanted to flag a few bills that are on all of our radar: SB 520: This bill would ensure that the seven counties hardest… Read more…
Members of the Senate President’s education team ⎯ Senator Manny Diaz, Jr. (R-Hialeah Gardens), Chair of the Senate Committee on Education, Senator Kelli Stargel (R-Lakeland), Chair of the Senate Appropriations… Read more…
The House Education committee heard a presentation from Adam Miller, Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice within the Department of Education. Miller began his presentation focused on the voucher… Read more…
The idea to shut down the University of Central Florida – the state’s largest public university with more than 68,000 students - was floated during the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee… Read more…
Today during the Senate Education Committee senators discussed and passed SPB 7030. This bill would remove the prohibition against classroom teachers’ participation in the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program. The… Read more…
It comes as no surprise that the legislature would waste little time introducing legislation after hearing about the implementation of SB 7026 – the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Act… Read more…
As required by law, Gov. Ron DeSantis released his budget proposal - a whopping $91.3 billion annual budget full of some pretty radical funding ideas. For those who are playing… Read more…
The PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee heard presentations on public school choice options. Appearing before the committee were representatives of Citrus, Osceola, Seminole and Miami-Dade County school boards. The committee also heard… Read more…
During the 2018 legislative session, the Legislature passed SB 7026, which was hastily cobbled together in response to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. One of the more… Read more…
The House Education Committee also met this week to discuss the framework of the committee. Chaired by Rep. Jennifer Sullivan, this committee now lacks some of our champions for public… Read more…
Today, the Florida State Board of Education ratified and adopted the Phoenix Declaration, a document that covers its true intent with seemingly innocuous language. The Phoenix Declaration is the latest…
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"We want to take a moment to address what we have seen on social media today. "Everyone deserves the right to be safe in their communities- whether that’s at home,…
As educators, our first responsibility is to keep students safe and provide the best environment to support and educate them. That means protecting both students and the educators who teach…
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At Crestview High School, located in Okaloosa County in Florida’s Panhandle, they say “once a bulldog, always a bulldog.” That certainly is true for Martin Vickers who graduated from Crestview…
Public schools are the heart of our communities and no where is that more apparent than in the actions of the 2026 FEA Education Staff Professional of the Year, Samuel…
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