2012 Legislative Session

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• Second Chance Initiative

  

  In an effort to address the problem of the lack of skilled workers in the state, ACE of Florida is launching -  Second Chance Initiative.  The goal of Second Chance Initiative is to bring together business leaders, policy makers and our educators to increase awareness of the need to improve the skills of Florida’s workforce.    Read More…

  
  December 12, 2011

• Florida charter schools: big money, little oversight

  Florida’s charter school movement has grown into $400-million-a-year powerhouse backed by real-estate developers and promoted by politicians, but with little oversight. Preparing for her daughter’s graduation in the spring, Tuli Chediak received a blunt message from her daughter’s charger high school: Pay us $600 or your daughter won’t graduate.  Read more…. BY SCOTT HIAASEN AND KATHLEEN   Read More…

  
  December 12, 2011

• Upcoming 2012 Legislative Session

  The 2012 Florida Legislative Session begins on Tuesday, January 10, 2012. Bills to watch:  House Bill 331;  House Bill 407;  Higher Education Coordinating Counsel Workgroup Report Second Draft. HB 331  Career and Adult Education By Representative Jimmy Patronis, Panama City No companion bill in the Senate yet Requires Next Generation Sunshine State Standards to include   Read More…

  
  October 27, 2011

• Contact Your Local Legislator

  Let your voice be heard!  Contact your local legislators regarding critical issues surrounding Florida’s teachers, adult education and other issues affecting education.  Not sure who your representative is or how to contact them?  Click House of Representatives to take you to the list of Florida representatives.  Click Florida Senate to take you to the list of   Read More…

  
  March 03, 2010