43 Percent of Florida Students Use School Choice
Choosy parents choose to choose
They hurt the feelings of single parents, you see
Oh yeah, and the city is asking a court Wednesday to order the teachers back to work
Glitches and resentment limit the program's reach
GOP Rep. Steve King calls limits a "Nanny State" move
College athletes and faculty were implicated in cheating scandal
City is spending money it doesn't have
Teachers will demand new contract negotiations
Want to comb through data to catch cheaters and ensure "fairness"
If it wasn't already clear it was just a hustle
Average teacher salary tops $100,000; administrators, substitute teachers and community volunteers will run classes for now
The city asked a judge to end the strike, arguing it was a "clear and present danger to public health and safety"
Claims action taken by the teachers is illegal
It's $200 million per year, with no attempt made to measure results
Boarding school to pay $700,000 to teen for denying enrollment
So, striking district-school teachers are just digging themselves a deep hole
The move wouldn't give parents a lot of choice, but it would improve flexibility for the schools
And their strike makes those alternative schools look even better
Law only allows strikes over pay and benefits, but there's a lot more to this fight
Electronically stalking the kids? It's creep-tastic.
The top ten earners from state agencies work for colleges or universities
The independently operated, mostly non-union schools serve about 52,000 students
Per-pupil expenditures soar, but outcomes ... not so much
Don't like that 28 percent could be fired for poor performance
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