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More choice?
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…
Shut down UCF?
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…
Teachers, locked and loaded
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…
Is the Senate really ready to have the arming teachers fight … again?
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…
Dollars … $91.3 billion of them actually
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…
School choice again focus of PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee
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…
Arming teachers?
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…
House Education Committee meeting
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…
Senate Education Committee meeting
This week the Senate Education Committee met to hear presentations on the implementation of SB 7026, legislation passed in 2018 in response to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High… Read more…
Op-ed: New bill threatens federal financial aid for Florida’s students
This column was originally published on Feb. 20, 2022, by the South Florida Sun Sentinel. By ANDREW GOTHARD, UFF President The beatings will continue until morale improves. Such is the…
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UFF leads fight for intellectual freedom
University of Florida students and faculty gather Nov. 12, 2021, to advocate for free speech and academic freedom. The United Faculty of Florida, FEA’s higher education affiliate, has stepped forward…
Celebrating American Education Week
Neighborhood public schools are a vital part of our communities, and about 90 percent of Florida’s students are educated in public schools. Join us in celebrating public education and all…
NEA report: Florida’s teachers still among nation’s worst paid
As inflation grows and despite investments by the Legislature, Florida’s teachers remain stuck near the bottom nationally when it comes to average pay, according to new figures released today by…
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For students to learn anything, Florida needs educators
As Gov. DeSantis today signs HB 7, a bill based on a manufactured political narrative, the Florida Education Association (FEA) must call out the fact that our students would be…
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New law promotes falsehoods about schools, will aggravate shortage of teachers and staff
By signing the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, Gov. DeSantis has put a political agenda ahead of what’s best for our students.