#thankaneducator: Help us thank an educator like Ruby Encarnacion today! Ruby Encarnacion faced struggles as an educator with disabilities. With the help of her union, she is… Read more…
In serving on IRCEA’s executive board, Cundiff carries on a family legacy. Her mother was a founding member of IRCEA in the 1970s. Cundiff maintains a large, diverse classroom library.… 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…
Of all the education legislation passed this session, HB 1, the Universal Voucher bill, is likely to have the greatest long-term impact. In this episode of Educating from the Heart,… Read more…
ORLANDO — Delegates to the 2021 Florida Education Association (FEA) Delegate Assembly reaffirmed the statewide union’s leadership on Friday, Oct. 15. President Andrew Spar, Vice President Carole Gauronskas and Secretary-Treasurer… 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…
Part III: Annual Contracts and Due Process The first article in our series of how Florida’s education policies are undermining student success focused on teacher pay. Part two of the series began the examination of bad… 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…
By now, almost everyone knows the statistics. Florida’s educators are woefully underpaid – 48th in the nation – and that, in part, has contributed to a massive teacher shortage. In the… Read more…
This multi-part series, first published in 2019, takes a deep dive into the ways that Florida’s education policies have led to a full-scale crisis in the teaching profession.Every student in Florida… 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…
Who says Florida’s neighborhood public schools need better funding? The people do.Time and again, this state’s electorate has demonstrated broad, bipartisan consensus on the need to invest in our neighborhood… 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…
Key takeawaysSB 256, which removed the ability for automatic payroll deduction for union fees, was ruled unconstitutional and in violation of the federal government's contracts clause.This ruling reaffirms that collective…
Key takeawaysVoters overwhelmingly passed funding referenda, elected pro-education school board candidates and rejected Amendment 1 during this general election.Across party lines and demographics, voters supported public education and students.FEA remains…
Voters throughout Florida showed their support for students and educators in public schools during Tuesday's primary, with school board candidates endorsed by the Florida Education Association and its local unions…
The recent release of SAT scores shines a much-needed light on how Florida’s attacks on teachers are felt by Florida’s children. In the past seven years, Florida’s average SAT score…
#thankaneducator: Help us thank an educator like Ruby Encarnacion today! Ruby Encarnacion faced struggles as an educator with disabilities. With the help of her union, she is…
In serving on IRCEA’s executive board, Cundiff carries on a family legacy. Her mother was a founding member of IRCEA in the 1970s. Cundiff maintains a large, diverse classroom library.…
