Florida House committee chair calls security?
Wow: Florida House PreK-12 policy committee chair Rep. Anitere Flores apparently threatened to call in security when a Democratic representative complained that his amendments were not being heard or voted on, and at the end of the committee a group of Capitol security guards stood at the front of the room, between the audience/witnesses and […]
In better news, bipartisan bill passes Florida Senate reforming high school testing
In addition to Senate Bill 6, the Senate also passed an amended form of Senate Bill 4, which moves the state’s high school testing program away from comprehensive exams in 10th and 11th grade and towards end-of-course (EOC) exams. Senators from both parties finally “get it” that the so-called comprehensive science exam was counterproductive, and […]
Florida Senate overreaches on changes to regulation of teaching
Yesterday, the Florida Senate voted for Senate Bill 6, which would dramatically change the structure of teacher evaluation, contracts, pay, and licensure in the state. A few amendments were approved on the floor of the senate, but only three appear substantive, and the largest changes happened in committee, in part to address concerns about constitutionality for the initial bill. […]