JMI Capital Report State College President Resigns Amid $837k Salary Scandal By Will Patrick – November 16, 2011 Edison State College President Kenneth Walker announced this week he will resign from his executive position at the southwest Florida former community college after a damaging report released by the Florida Auditor General questioned Walker’s $837,085 annual …
16Nov2011 – Capital Report: “State College President Resigns Amid $837k Salary Scandal”
Posted 11/16/2011
The Quest for Excellence Should Not Be Absent from the Debate on Teacher Pay and Tenure 
Posted 07/15/2010
The Quest for Excellence Should Not Be Absent from Debate on Teacher Pay and Tenure By Bill Mattox Spring/Summer 2010 Journal To improve education, Florida must overcome the teacher union’s opposition and reward the state’s best teachers — those who make a difference.
2010 Summer Journal–SB6 Student Assignment
Posted 07/15/2010
“Prompting Pupils to Parrot the Party Line” By William Mattox, JMI Resident Fellow Using public records law, JMI staff obtained copies of student phone messages, letters, and e-mails to Florida elected officials about S.B. 6. Curiously, many student calls were made during school hours and followed a familiar script. In some, the voice of an …
2010 July – “2 Teachers + 4 Names = S.B. 6″
Posted 07/12/2010By William Mattox, JMI Resident Fellow If it weren’t for two teachers with four last names, I might well be among those who are skeptical about proposals to tie teacher pay to student performance. I come, after all, from a household that reveres teachers – our extended family is full of them – and I’m …
Best Kept Secret in Florida Education
Posted 06/16/2010
Best Kept Secret in Florida Education By Kathy Mizerek Spring/Summer 2009 Journal Private, for-profit schools and colleges serve by catering to their customers’ needs.
Uniformity Rulings Jeopardize School Choice Programs
Posted 06/16/2010
Uniformity Rulings Jeopardize School Choice Programs By Doug Tuthill Spring/Summer 2009 Journal Are the politicians who run government schools trying to rub out the competition?
Technology Could Virtually Transform Florida Education
Posted 06/15/2010
“Technology Could Virtually Transform Florida Education” By Patricia Levesque Winter 2010 Journal Before that can occur, however, obstacles need to be removed.
May 2010 – Talking Points “Virtual Schooling: Disrupting the Status Quo”
Posted 04/16/2010
May 2010 – Policy Brief No. 7 “Virtual Schooling: Disrupting the Status Quo”
Posted 04/16/2010
Introduction Ever since the creation of the Florida Virtual School (FLVS) in 1997, Florida has been among the nation’s leaders in the fast-growing online learning movement. From humble origins serving 77 students with a start-up $200,000 Florida Department of Education “Break the Mold” grant, FLVS grew to serve more than 70,000 students in the 2008-2009 …
“Junior Colleges to State Colleges: The Evolving Role of a Florida Treasure”
Posted 07/01/2008“Junior Colleges to State Colleges: The Evolving Role of a Florida Treasure” by Will Holcombe Summer 2008 Journal
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