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Rick Outzen: "Parent trigger" rightfully shot down
The Florida Senate proved its value on Tuesday by not approving SB 0862, the Parent Empowerment in Education Act — better known as the "Parent Trigger" bill. The tie vote — 20-20, the same tally as last year – effectively killed the...Tags: Jack Latvala, Florida Legislature, Parent Organizations, Politics, PTA
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Front & Center: Education hits and misses for 2013
One of the most important — and thus most contentious — areas headlining this year's legislative session was tweaking K-12 education. For lawmakers, the chalkboard was full of topics: funding, teacher pay and school choice. With the...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, National Government, Education, Schools, Politics
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Hey, Sandra Day O'Connor, All's Forgiven!
Hey, former Supreme Court Justice of the United States, Sandra Day O’Connor, I just wanted to say thank you so much for your recent interview with the Chicago Tribune’s editorial board. I really can’t express how awesome it is that...
Tags: Natural Disasters, George W. Bush, Politics, Elections, Government
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'Parent trigger' bill fails in Florida, killed by Senate's tie vote
The contentious "parent trigger" bill failed again in the Florida Senate, dying Tuesday on a tie vote just as it did in 2012. The bill aimed to give parents more say in the fate of a struggling school, allowing them, by petition, to select a "turnaround"...Tags: Rick Scott, Florida Legislature, Parent Organizations, Politics, Elections
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Who says the Republicans are doomed?
Since Mitt Romney lost to President Obama on Nov. 6, the conventional wisdom has been that the Republican Party is in trouble. The less conventional truth is that it is the Democrats whose chances may be more bleak. Yes, Republicans are currently...
Tags: Barack Obama, Marco Rubio, Brian Schweitzer, Politics, U.S. Senate
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Should Jeb Bush listen to his mother and president?
No offense to Barbara Bush, who seems like a fabulous grandmother and certainly has been a wonderful mother and wife, raising a future president and being married to another one. But Barbara, I hope son Jeb doesn’t take your advice not to run...
Tags: Paul Ryan, Politics, Elections, Parties and Movements, Mitt Romney
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Mother's love haunts Jeb Bush's presidential bid
So much for "Jeb! 2016." The kibosh on the anticipated presidential run by the former Florida governor came from an unlikely source at an unexpected time. "He's by far the best qualified man, but no," said Barbara Bush when asked if she wanted to see...Tags: Marco Rubio, George W. Bush, Herman Cain, Politics, Elections
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Political fight erupts over national school standards
The high-caliber schools attracted Kristin Matheny and her family to Weston. Now she may not send her kids to public school when they reach school age. Similar worries are being voiced in Palm Beach County. "A lot of people are very concerned," said...
Tags: Rick Scott, Medical Procedures and Tests, Barack Obama, Tea Party Movement, Education
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More on the Common Core bogeyman
Orlando Sentinel ColumnistSaturday's column hits on the topic of Common Core, a set of school curriculum standards in English and math that Florida and 44 other states adopted. You'd think it would be a fairly dry topic, but there's nothing boring about a fight that pits Jeb...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Government, Parties and Movements, Executive Branch
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Common Core backlash is rooted in fiction
I was at a neighborhood party recently, happily eating too many chips and dip and watching the kids jump themselves silly in a bounce house. Life was good in my little corner of suburbia. Until I heard about the latest boogeyman. A few moms started...
Tags: Rick Scott, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Maitland, Glenn Beck
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Boston suspects' background threatens to derail immigration bill
WASHINGTON — The background of the Boston bombing suspects quickly emerged Friday as a potential hurdle to immigration reform, as renewed fears of terrorism gave conservative opponents a fresh argument against a proposed new law. "Given the events...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Migration, Laws, Parties and Movements
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Marco Rubio's powerful lead in reorienting GOP on immigration
Amid continuing evidence of the Republican Party's internal tensions, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has taken the year's most significant step in reorienting the GOP toward a more open and inclusive stance on the crucial issue of immigration. Rubio's...Tags: Barack Obama, Candy Crowley, Politics, Migration, Elections
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