Dear friends, Early voting is now open in Florida. The governor and legislature we elect will set the direction of PreK–12 education for years to come. The major decisions that affect schools - school funding, teacher pay and accountability
Dear friends, parents, grandparents, educators and all taxpaying Floridians (which includes sales tax, so that’s everybody, including our visitors), Conversation about the future of education in Florida has become increasingly important as several powerful Floridians have recently made plain
Last Thursday, I had the honor of serving as keynote speaker for the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) Tampa Bay Education Panel where I shared how policy and funding decisions are currently impacting Florida’s schools. The half-day symposium
We hope everyone has enjoyed the summer and is getting geared up for the beginning of a new school year. From the federal to local levels, it is heartening to see the rise of widespread and bi-partisan agreement on
Dear friends,May 2026 be a year of health and prosperity for you and yours.As we dive into important work at home in Pinellas this semester as well as during the Florida legislative session, I thought I would send a
Dear friends,The violent assassination of Charlie Kirk has shaken me, our community, and our nation. Sadly, this was not an isolated act of violence—it follows assassination attempts against President Trump, the tragic murders of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman
Florida is facing a deficit. The top reason is K–12 education, and oddly enough, not because of public school funding. The real problem is funding for non-public schools currently to the tune of $4 billion. Tax dollars for “universal" vouchers to
The “NAEP scores” or the Nation’s Report Card was issued the last days of January, two months ago. Many of you may have seen the headlines about how poorly the country as a whole is doing post-Covid. If you
Dear friends, I joined the Pinellas County School Board in 2020 and as the strategic planning, budgeting and opportunities and challenges facing our schools have risen, our school board has steadfastly led with the question: what is the impact
