Archive for the ‘Education’ Category
A few items we wanted to highlight today:
Crist vetoes SB6. In case you didn’t notice amid all the Tax Day excitement, Governor Crist did veto SB6, the controversial education bill. We’re glad he did. The bill would have taken more control away from local school districts and tied teacher pay to FCAT results, among many other flaws.
City stormwater fees. The PNJ’s Jamie Page thoroughly explains the issues with the City’s stormwater…
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Pensacola City Councilwoman Maren DeWeese has prepared a presentation on her college tuition idea for tomorrow’s City Council committee meetings, and she has made it available to the public at her blog. We’ve included it below.
The idea, which is inspired by the Kalamazoo Promise, would provide a minimum of 2 years’ college tuition for high school graduates residing in the City of Pensacola. See also Progressive Pensacola’s thoughts on the idea.
Councilwoman DeWeese also has another blog post…
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You’ve probable heard about Pensacola City Councilwoman Maren DeWeese’s suggestion that the City of Pensacola provide a paid college education for kids who reside in the City limits. If you haven’t, check out her blog post where she laid out her plan. It’s inspired by the Kalamazoo Promise, a program initiated by the Kalamazoo Public Schools in 2005.
Provided a dedicated funding source can be identified, Progressive Pensacola endorses the idea wholeheartedly. It’s the ultimate investment in our community, and a potential gamechanger when it comes to economic development…
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A few items I wanted to highlight today:
Pensacola News Journal:
“CMPA lawsuit was the result of years of frustration”
Megan Pratt:
“City pensions—a couple of quick fixes”
Larry B. Johnson:
“Pace Boulevard school site”
St. Petersburg Times:
“Little cheer for Florida legislators…”
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A few items I wanted to highlight today:
Pensacola News Journal:
“Project a walk in the park”
Maren DeWeese:
“Scenic Bluffs Park… What a difference 3 hours can make!”
Pensacola City Councilwoman Maren DeWeese organised a volunteer cleanup this past Saturday at Bay Bluffs Park…
Maren DeWeese:
“WHAT IF?”
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Progressive Pensacola is proud (or ashamed?) to present the latest installment of our weekly feature, Our Crazy Legislature. Each week, we try to round up some of the many, many bad decisions made by the Florida Legislature, and some of the many, many bad ideas proposed by the legislators therein. There are so many that it’s literally hard to keep track.
Miami Herald:
“Common sense goes up in smoke”
Orlando Sentinel:
“We think: State needs fair budget”
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Today, we begin a new feature that we’re calling Our Crazy Legislature. Each week, we’ll try to round up some of the many, many bad decisions made by the Florida Legislature, and some of the many, many bad ideas proposed by the legislators therein. There are so many that it’s literally hard to keep track.
Here’s this week’s menu:
*The Buzz: “New rules for the old telephone company”
*Tampa Tribune: “Stop unwarranted assault on DCA”
*Bob Graham: “Add funding, subtract politics”
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As of this morning, there are 100,000 persons incarcerated in the Florida state prison system. Expect that number to continue to rise steadily. In last year’s state budget, the Florida Legislature cut education funding by $332 million while managing to find $309 million for prison construction. That’s the idea. As our young people graduate from [...]
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