Governor Scott signs Student Success Act Jacksonville, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 736, the Student Success Act, into law at the charter school, KIPP Impact Middle School in Jacksonville . The historic bill puts in place part of the Governor’s 7-7-7 Plan by requiring merit pay for Florida’s public educators based [...]
FoxNews.com published an article titled “America is Losing Science Brainpower Advantage”. Where the author, Devin Powell, discussed a report that outlined the condition of our children’s ability to compete in the global markerplace. The United States’ ability to compete globally in science and technology is on a “perilous path,” said a new report delivered Sept. [...]
Accusations of youth indoctrination have been around since the dawn of time, but have you ever really looked up the definition?
The American education system isn’t the envy of the world. It’s not even the prize of U.S. citizens who are becoming more disenchanted with the archaic system the longer it continues. It is a fine example of why the government is not the answer to what ills us. This is an open thread that starts [...]
WorldNetDaily posted that the NEA has put Alinskey in the forefront for aspiring educators. Considering the NEA is a labor union.. I suppose this is par for the course. This could certainly drive more Conservative parents to consider the non-union Charter schools to avoid overarching socialist messages in school. The National Education Association has made [...]
Barackobama.com published the President’s three-part vision for education: Improve K-12, expand access to higher education, and preparing children for kindergarten. Is this more talk from a blow-hard or is this at least one area where Obama has put some substance behind his style? The website says that K-12 will be improved through aggressive recruiting of [...]
