By Kyle Olson
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MIAMI – Long-time United Teachers of Dade boss Pat Tornillo admitted to stealing $650,000 in union dues for his personal use in 2003.
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Judge dismisses union challenge to Florida’s teacher merit pay system
By Ben Velderman
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida’s pioneering merit pay law survived a major legal challenge on Thursday when a circuit court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state’s largest teachers union.
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Florida union boss celebrates the defeat of a parent empowerment bill
By Steve Gunn
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TALAHASSEE, Fla. – Legislation that would have created a “parent trigger” system for failing Florida schools died Tuesday the same way a similar bill died last year – on a tie vote in the state Senate.
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New Florida law dumbs down high school graduation requirements
By Ben Velderman
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Under the terms of a new Florida law, graduating high school will never be easier for students in The Sunshine State.
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Legal battle between Florida school board, superintendent could cost district six figures
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. – Public schools find all sorts of ways to waste taxpayer money.
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Legislative battle brewing over Florida’s proposed ‘parent trigger’ law
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
TALAHASSEE, Fla. – Lawmakers in the Florida House will soon consider “Parent Trigger” legislation after the bill passed out of committee with Republican support and Democratic opposition.
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Florida Senate differs with Scott, calls for merit raises for teachers
By Victor Skinner
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Rick Scott wants to give a $2,500 raise to every school teacher in the Sunshine State, but his conservative colleagues in the legislature have a better idea.
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Educrats trying to keep teacher evaluations from public view
By Victor Skinner
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Education Association is working with the state to shield teacher evaluation information from a public information request filed by the Florida Times-Union newspaper.
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Unions ungrateful for Governor Scott’s proposed $2,500 raise for teachers
By Steve Gunn
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TALAHASSEE, Fla. – Teacher union leaders frequently demonstrate their greed.
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One-size-fits-all teacher pay raise is pandering
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Florida Gov. Rick Scott is proposing a pay raise for all teachers of an equal amount – $2,500. Why? Gov. Scott faces a moment when he can change the dynamics and pay teachers based on performance and not longevity. One newspaper doesn’t think much of his plan.
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Florida official: All kids can learn regardless of race or background
By Ben Velderman
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – First the first time ever, Florida teachers are having a portion of their classroom evaluation tied to the math and reading gains their students make over the course of a school year.
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Palm Beach teacher has four arrests, but still remains in the classroom
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
PALM BEACH, Fla. – What does it take to get a teacher fired in the Palm Beach County school district?
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Future of Florida merit pay, tenure law under review by circuit judge
By Ashleigh Costello
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A Tallahassee circuit court judge must decide if a controversial 2011 law requiring merit pay for standout teachers and ending tenure for future teachers is unconstitutional.
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Should teacher who makes sexual remarks directed toward students remain on staff?
By Ashleigh Costello
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FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida – A high school math teacher has been reassigned to another school after a district investigation confirmed that he frequently made sexually inappropriate comments to students and colleagues.
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Florida district must cut millions from student budget to pay for employee raises
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
BARTOW, Fla. – Polk County Public Schools have a new financial problem that may require the elimination of nearly 200 teaching positions, the reduction in the number of classes in district high schools, and cuts to bus routes and the number of bus drivers.
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Florida school district punishing the community, students for failing to pass tax increase
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
VIERA, Fla. – There is a tried-and-true formula that public school leaders use to “solve” budget problems, and it’s being implemented to perfection by officials in Florida’s Brevard Public Schools.
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Indiana Supt. Tony Bennett to become Florida’s next education commissioner
By Victor Skinner
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Former Indiana state Superintendent Tony Bennett may have lost re-election in his home state, but he isn’t finished with the fight to reform government education.
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Teacher union labor costs sucking the life out of standout charter school
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – Charter schools are excellent options for students who require a different learning environment.
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Legal fight with Florida unions costs taxpayers nearly $500,000
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
TALAHASSEE, Fla. – Most people would be thankful if they only had to pay three percent of their salary toward retirement. That would be considered a gift in the private sector. But to Florida’s government employees, it’s a crime and an insult.
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Teacher propositions student – union demands 10-day suspension!
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Do teachers unions support parents who are trying to keep their teenagers safe?
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