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• Committee clears merit pay bill for Senate vote - St. Augustine Record
  published on Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:34:54 GMT+00:00
  Committee clears merit pay bill for Senate voteSt. Augustine RecordJeb Bush's Foundation for Florida's Future endorsing the approach. Bush has wrangled with the Florida Education Association, the state's larg...
• South Florida school officials like Obama's education plan - MiamiHerald.com
  published on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:26:34 GMT+00:00
  New York Daily NewsSouth Florida school officials like Obama's education planMiamiHerald.comThe blueprint goes before the House Education and Labor Committee on Wednesday. It is too soon to tell how the proposed law ...
• Florida voucher expansion bill advancing - BusinessWeek
  published on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:21:46 GMT+00:00
  Heritage.org (blog)Florida voucher expansion bill advancingBusinessWeekJeb Bush and the Florida Education Association, the statewide teachers union. The union was part of a lawsuit that overturned a voucher program Bush ...
• Federal education grant could mean tighter standards - Jackson County Floridan
  published on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:08:35 GMT+00:00
  MinnPost.comFederal education grant could mean tighter standardsJackson County FloridanThe state or states deemed as the winner will receive funding to implement their comprehensive education reform plans. Florida was re...
• Teachers protest to Charlie Crist about Senate Bill 6 - 10 Connects
  published on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:33:28 GMT+00:00
  Teachers protest to Charlie Crist about Senate Bill 610 ConnectsThe Florida Education Association says the bill would reduce school districts' abilities to make decisions on the local level, by replacing those decisi...
• Florida Legislature Advances: Week of March 21, 2010 - Wakulla.com
  published on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:03:10 GMT+00:00
  New York Times (blog)Florida Legislature Advances: Week of March 21, 2010Wakulla.comLOCKER ROOM LOCKDOWN, TEACHER ALERT: The Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee takes up SB 1058, which would require school districts to i...
• Polk Gets 4 Water Education Grants - The Ledger
  published on Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:29:04 GMT+00:00
  Polk Gets 4 Water Education GrantsThe Ledger... County projects expected to reach up to 104000 people have been awarded Community Education Grants from the Southwest Florida Water Management District. ...Polk County to b...
• Eliminate tenure, but don't trample teachers - Tampa Tribune
  published on Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:14:20 GMT+00:00
  Eliminate tenure, but don't trample teachersTampa TribuneIf Florida wants innovative education solutions, it needs to pay attention to ideas formed in the classroom, not just those that come from the Capitol.Senate b...
• Thrasher education bill to see first committee today - Jacksonville Daily Record
  published on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:04:45 GMT+00:00
  Brandon News and TribuneThrasher education bill to see first committee todayJacksonville Daily Record?There are so many other issues facing education today, including the reduction of the budget,? said Tommy Hazouri, who...
• Team zMotion Launches Florida Bicycle Safety Advocacy & Education Effort - PR Newswire (press release)
  published on Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:31:01 GMT+00:00
  Team zMotion Launches Florida Bicycle Safety Advocacy & Education EffortPR Newswire (press release)"As a leader in the cycling community, Team zMotion has a vested interest in cycling safety," said Jeffrey ...