On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis launched an education agenda focused on influencing local school board races in the 2022 election cycle. Titled “The DeSantis Education Agenda: Putting Students First, Protecting Parents’ Rights,” the policies focus on issues related to student success, parental rights and curriculum transparency. According to the website, “The DeSantis Education Agenda is […]
Thomas Whitley, who was the Chief of Staff to Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey, has taken a new job with the City of Tallahassee. Whitely recently accepted a position as the Director of Strategic Innovation. The position became vacant during the recent city reorganization. Christian Doolin, who joined the City in 2016, was the city’s first […]
The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments next week in a dispute over a 2011 state law that allows for penalties if city and county officials pass gun regulations. The hearing comes amid a ramped-up debate over gun laws due to recent mass shootings in Texas and New York. The case made it to the […]
Amid a debate by elected leaders on how to respond to the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) has indicated he would support a federal red flag law. Axios reported that Scott said he was “OK with supporting a federal red flag law but added that generally such laws should be up […]
Florida Democrat House member Anna Eskamani was quick to politicize the mass shooting that took place Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where reports indicate that 19 students and two teachers were killed. Eskamani tweeted out at 4:34 p.m. on Tuesday, “All these ‘pro-life’ politicians don’t seem to give a damn about our kids […]
City Commission Split 3-2 on Southside Development On April 12, the Leon County Commission and the Tallahassee City Commission held a public hearing to consider the next step in addressing proposed comprehensive plan amendments which would allow for three major housing developments in the southeast section of Leon County. The comprehensive plan serves as a […]
Leon County School Board leaders recently responded to the controversy related to the comments posted on Facebook by Sarah Hembree, the principal of Cobb Middle School. The comments, first reported by Tallahassee Reports, addressed the role of parents in education. “I am SO TIRED of being told we don’t know what we are doing or […]
According to a report created by the Leon County School Board, the number of students enrolled in charter schools in Leon County increased from 1,654 in 2018-19 to 2,183 in 2020-21, a 32% increase. The 2,183 represents approximately 6.6 % of the total Leon County students financed by the public school system, which is 32,845. […]
Florida State Representative Jason Shoaf (R) is calling for the removal of a Leon County middle school principal after the principal posted on Facebook that parents are “getting in our way.” Shoaf’s call for action is in response to a media report about comments in a Facebook post by Sarah Hembree, the principal of Elizabeth […]
Darryl Jones, the Chair of the Leon County School Board, offered his support of a controversial Facebook post by Sarah Hembree – the principal of Cobb middle school – in a Facebook post of his own. Hembree’s post stated in part, “Today I say – Parents, Quit pushing for stupid bills and getting in our […]