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Florida Education Association

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Name: Florida Education Association

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Richard L Scott

Teacher raise money approved, as Scott signs state budget

Gov. Rick Scott signed the 2013-14 state budget today, a spending package that includes $480 million for teacher raises. But how much individual teachers -- and other instructional employees -- get now depends on plans negotiated by local school boards ... [Published Orlando Sentinel - May 20 2013]

Entities: Andy Ford, Florida Education Association, Richard L Scott

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

National Education Association

Florida Teacher Lawsuit Could Spread to Other States

The lawsuit filed by seven Florida teachers last month, challenging the constitutionality of the state’s new teacher evaluation system, was touted as the first of its kind, but it’s unlikely to be the last.The teachers’ complaint, backed by the state's ... [Published Governing - May 14 2013]

Entities: Lawsuit, National Education Association, DUE PROCESS, Arizona Department of Education, Florida Education Association

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Locals rally in last-ditch effort to block school closures

_ TITUSVILLE ? Thirty-six students from South Lake Elementary School marched with parents and community members to St. James AME Church in Titusville on Monday with a rallying cry.Save! Our! School! they yelled, some holding hands. Save! Our! School!About ... [Published Florida Today - May 14 2013]

Entities: South Lake Elementary, Brevard School Board, Clearlake Middle, Gardendale Elementary, Brevard Public Schools

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Florida Education Association

With a teacher raise tour, Scott seeks payoff

At five schools in as many Florida counties, Gov. Rick Scott stumped the state last week praising teachers and the $2,500 raises he pushed lawmakers to include for them in the $74.5 billion budget.But strategists say it’s far less certain whether the ... [Published Palm Beach Interactive - May 13 2013]

Entities: Andy Ford, Florida Education Association, Richard L Scott

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

Last-second budget decisions budget often a private affair

Watching the final days of budget negotiations is often a quick, confusing process. It’s technically a public process, but most of the final talks are handled behind the scenes.The panels — known as conference committees — do hold public meetings where ... [Published Florida Times-Union - May 05 2013]

Entities: Joe Negron, Collective Bargaining, Andy Ford, Florida Education Association, Kelli Stargel

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

Teachers' Lawsuit: Florida Union Educators Against Merit Pay Law is Dismissed

Teachers Union , Florida Education Association, Circuit Court Lawsuit, Collective BargainingThe Florida teachers union lawsuit over the merit pay law was dismissed on Thursday citing that a circuit judge ruling that the 2011 did not violate teachers constitutional ... [Published Lawyer Herald - May 05 2013]

Entities: Lawsuit, Florida Education Association, Circuit Judge

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 3 reports

Lawsuit against merit pay for teachers is dismissed

Florida teachers will have to continue to teach to the test. A lawsuit by the Florida Education Association with the goal of overturning the merit-pay law was dismissed on May 2. Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper agreed with... ... [Published Examiner.com - May 03 2013]

Entities: Lawsuit, Florida Education Association, John Cooper

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Teachers Get Their Pay Raises

Tallahassee, FL -- Florida's legislature has put aside $480 million in the budget for every teacher, and originally it was thought that they'd have to wait until June of 2014 to receive those. That's no longer the case.The pay increase may not be as lofty ... [Published WCTV6 - May 02 2013]

Entities: Florida Education Association, Richard L Scott, Tallahassee (United States)

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 2 reports

Teachers could see raises by summer | Video

Florida’s teachers could get raises as soon as this summer under a revised budget agreement state lawmakers hammered out Wednesday.The change means school employees won’t have to wait until June 2014 for a pay hike, as legislative leaders had decided ... [Published South Florida Sun-Sentinel - May 02 2013]

Entities: Robert Runcie, Andy Ford, Palm Beach, Florida Education Association, Joe Negron

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 2 reports

Educator outcry pushes Florida lawmakers to speed pay raises.

Search for DealsSearch local inventory, coupons and morePowered byBy KATHLEEN McGRORY — Herald/Times Tallahassee BureauTALLAHASSEE -- Florida teachers won't have to wait until June 2014 for their pay raises, lawmakers said Wednesday.The announcement came ... [Published Bradenton Herald - May 02 2013]

Entities: Alberto Carvalho, Tallahassee (United States), Robert Runcie, Florida Education Association, Jeff Wright

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 12 reports

$74.5 Billion Florida State Budget to Get Vote Thursday

| Teachers, state workers, public schools and Southwest Florida projects are among the beneficiaries in the $74.5 billion state budget bill issued Monday afternoon, clearing the way for a timely adjournment of the annual legislative session by Friday ... [Published Lakeland Ledger - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Sarasota (United States), Anna Maria (Florida, United States), Workers, Manatee

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 2 reports

Scott signs education bill

TALLAHASSEE — While Gov. Rick Scott and legislative leaders are still at odds over teacher pay raises, they came together Monday as Scott signed a sweeping education bill designed to make students more employable.The measure affects Florida education ... [Published Panama City News Herald - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Algebra, Education, Tom Feeney, Andy Ford

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"The basis of the Florida case, that's something we've anticipating being problematic in our state as well," she says. "They've already found standing to file suit, but in our case, we do not know of any cases yet. But we anticipate those same issues to arise."

Florida Teacher Lawsuit Could Spread to Other States [Published Governing - May 14 2013]

But Joe Follick, a spokesman for the department, said the ruling was good news for Florida. "We're very pleased with the judge's decision. The winners here are teachers, parents and students who can work together in an atmosphere where the best educators in the country can thrive."

Teachers' Lawsuit: Florida Union Educators Against Merit Pay Law is Dismissed [Published Lawyer Herald - May 05 2013]

Cooper found the law "facially constitutional and constitutes a lawful delegation of legislative authority." The Florida Education Association brought the suit on behalf of six Florida teachers...

Judge dismisses challenge to Florida teacher law [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 03 2013]

"We have an approved teacher evaluation system that's approved by the department of education...It bases the classroom observations with the piece around scores, and student performance, and student achievement" said Leon County Schools Assistant Superintendent Scotty Crowe

Teachers Get Their Pay Raises [Published WCTV6 - May 02 2013]

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Teacher raise money approved, as Scott signs st... [Published Orlando Sentinel - May 20 2013]
Florida Teacher Lawsuit Could Spread to Other S... [Published Governing - May 14 2013]
Locals rally in last-ditch effort to block scho... [Published Florida Today - May 14 2013]
Schools rally in Titusville to discuss recent i... [Published Florida Today - May 13 2013]
With a teacher raise tour, Scott seeks payoff [Published Palm Beach Interactive - May 13 2013]
Scott push for teacher pay fills pockets but no... [Published Palm Beach Interactive - May 12 2013]
Rick Scott, Education Champion: Looks Like 'It'... [Published Sunshine State News - May 11 2013]
Bill would allow online vendors better access t... [Published Miami Herald - May 10 2013]
Last-second budget decisions budget often a pri... [Published Florida Times-Union - May 05 2013]
Teachers' Lawsuit: Florida Union Educators Agai... [Published Lawyer Herald - May 05 2013]
Education gets a boost from lawmakers [Published Orlando Sentinel - May 04 2013]
Lawsuit against merit pay for teachers is dismi... [Published Examiner.com - May 03 2013]
Lawmakers take on ?unsatisfactory? teachers [Published Miami Herald - May 03 2013]
Judge dismisses challenge to Florida teacher law [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 03 2013]
Teachers Get Their Pay Raises [Published WCTV6 - May 02 2013]
Teachers' lawsuit against merit pay law is dism... [Published Orlando Sentinel - May 02 2013]
Teachers could see raises by summer \| Video [Published South Florida Sun-Sentinel - May 02 2013]
Educator outcry pushes Florida lawmakers to spe... [Published Bradenton Herald - May 02 2013]
Teacher pay raises placed on fast track [Published Miami Herald - May 02 2013]
Teacher raises will kick in this year – not 2014 [Published Orlando Sentinel - May 01 2013]
'Parent trigger' bill fails in Florida [Published Orlando Sentinel - May 01 2013]
School superintendents protest Fla. teacher pay... [Published 7 News Online - Apr 30 2013]
Senate kills parent trigger bill that could hav... [Published Miami Herald - Apr 30 2013]
Weatherford's pension overhaul still alive [Published St. Petersburg Times - Apr 30 2013]
Budget deal done, but questions on raises, taxes [Published News4Jax.com - Apr 30 2013]
Rick Scott Needs to Be Wary of Republican Prima... [Published Sunshine State News - Apr 30 2013]
$74.5 Billion Florida State Budget to Get Vote ... [Published Lakeland Ledger - Apr 30 2013]
$74.5 Bil. Budget to Get Vote Thursday [Published Lakeland Ledger - Apr 30 2013]
Florida Legislature releases agreed-upon $74 bi... [Published Naples Daily News - Apr 30 2013]
State?s $74.5 billion budget comes with somethi... [Published Miami Herald - Apr 30 2013]

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Discarding Sacred Cows: Faith-Based Community O... [Published Mobilizing Ideas - Nov 24 2012] By Heidi Swarts In his post Gary Adler argues that the congruence of “religious person” and “activist” cannot be assumed. Paul Lichterman also suggested that mainline Protestants and others who may not “make their Christian identity the center ...