USDOE’s Friday surprise
I have no idea whether USDOE’s guidance today on the use of race in school assignments (blog by Ed Week’s Lesli Maxwell) is a common-sense extension of federal court decisions or a policy push, but the release of the guidelines on a Friday (which signals a “this is not news we want people to pay attention to”) is inconsistent […]
Would a parent trigger violate Florida state constitution?
The Fort Myers News-Press is reporting that Governor Rick Scott is including in his legislative agenda a parent trigger proposal. St. Pete Times reporter Jeff Solochek is a bit skeptical of the effectiveness of parent-triggered charters, but there’s another issue: The [local] school board shall operate, control and supervise all free public schools within the school […]