A student who scored a 329 (or a Level 2) on their 7th grade Math Florida Standards Assessment (FSA), will receive a report from the state that says they are “likely to need substantial support for the next grade/course” and will, likely, find themselves automatically enrolled into a remedial Math course in 8th grade.| Accountabaloney
Even ExcelinEd’s Levesque Can Smell the Accountabaloney| Accountabaloney
Universal vouchers are draining state revenue and driving up local property taxes “HB1s fiscal analysis vastly underestimates the...| Accountabaloney
Since Florida’s Universal Vouchers were instituted, nearly all new state K-12 funding has gone to students who never attended public schools. Now, facing projected budget deficits once again, House Budget Chair Lawrence McClure has promised to “dig even deeper” for efficiencies, waste, and ineffective programs. Should vouchers be in the crosshairs?| Accountabaloney
Alternate Title: Polk County Typo Allows Charter Schools to Surge Ahead as Florida’s most popular ed choice option! | Accountabaloney
Students shouldn’t be trapped In a Marketplace Full Of overpriced choices. Families and taxpayers deserve better.| Accountabaloney
How Step Up for Students is recruiting school boards into the unbundling of public schools| Accountabaloney
Florida lawmakers scrapped school start time reforms rather than Address underfunded Student transportation—will they now divert those same dollars to private school vouchers?| Accountabaloney
In the 2023–24 school year (FY2024), Florida’s public schools—both district-managed and charter—received approximately $1.1 billion in federal Title I education funding. Title I supports schools with high percentages of low-income students, aiming to ensure all children have access to quality education. Funding per district ranged from over $100 million in the state’s largest districts to less than $1 million in the smallest.| Accountabaloney
Crossing the Rubicon… to Discover, once again, Parents Still Love Their Public Schools| Accountabaloney