Marions United Blog
Who Will Be Marion County’s Next Superintendent?
We’re teaming up with the Education Task Force to co-sponsor a community town hall with candidates for Marion County Superintendent next Monday, May 21st from 6:30-8:00pm. The event will be held at the Ocala First … Continue Reading
Video: Opposition To Parent Trigger Bill Grows
Florida parents, along with a bipartisan group of state senators, hosted a press conference in Tallahassee voicing their opposition to the so-called “Parent Trigger” bill that would allow charter school management companies to take over … Continue Reading
A Victory For Our Special Needs Students
A big thank you to all who wrote in to the Florida Board of Education since last Friday, when we told you about a proposed rule that would grade Special Needs schools the same as … Continue Reading
Give Special Needs Students an “F” Grade? Take Action!
The Florida Board of Education is proposing a new rule that would grade Exceptional Student (ESE) and English Language Learner (ELL) students the same as other public school students. Common sense would say that’s an … Continue Reading
Opposing The Parent Trigger Bill
Today we’re joining with Fund Education Now, the Florida PTA, and other pro-public education groups in opposing the misleading “Parent Empowerment Act” in the Legislature. The bill is a sneaky attempt to divide parents and … Continue Reading
Stay Educated About Education
There’s a lot happening in public education right now. How do you stay on top of it all, and most importantly, find the stories that matter? We’re pleased to announce our new EdClips service to … Continue Reading
Speaking Out On Unfunded (And Unrealistic) Mandates
Marions United Vice-President Nancy Thrower has a problem with politicians in Tallahassee and Washington imposing unfunded and sometimes unrealistic mandates with no funding to implement them. This has been a long-running problem for public education, … Continue Reading
The Vital Importance of Pre-K
On June 5th, Children’s Movement founder (and former Miami Herald publisher) David Lawrence, Jr. wrote the Star-Banner with a compelling argument for restoring funding to another neglected program in Florida’s education community – Pre-K.
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Scott Education Budget Hurts Marion County Children
We just sent out a press release this morning with our reaction to Gov. Scott’s proposed $3 billion in education funding cuts. We don’t believe that cutting such a large amount of funding out of … Continue Reading
March With Us On MLK Day
Join us Monday, January 17th at 8:30am in downtown Ocala and join our parade marching group. Park at MLK Park (click here for a map) on Silver Springs Boulevard and take the shuttle to … Continue Reading
