Education Reform in Florida: Diversity and Equity in Public Policy
Education Reform in Florida: Diversity and Equity in Public Policy
State University of New York Press | March 1, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0791469832 | 294 pages | PDF | 1.3 MB
State University of New York Press | March 1, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0791469832 | 294 pages | PDF | 1.3 MB
In Education Reform in Florida, sociologists and historians evaluate Governor Jeb Bush's nation-leading school reform policies since 1999. They examine the startlingly broad range of education policy changes enacted in Florida during Bush's first term, including moves toward privatization with a voucher system, more government control of public education institutions with centralized accountability mechanisms, and a "superboard" for all public education. The contributors arrive at a mixed conclusion regarding Bush's first-term education policies: while he deserves credit for holding students to higher standards, his policies have, unfortunately, pushed for equality in a very narrow way. The contributors remain skeptical about seeing significant and sweeping improvement in how well Florida schools work for all students.