Supporters of public education in Florida began a challenge of the state’s punitive accountability system in 2009. The trial started today.
The parent-led group, Fund Florida Now, is one of the plaintiffs. It sent out this important information today:
“Florida’s A-F Public School Accountability Trial starts today!
“Florida’s marquee public education trial, ‘Citizens for Strong Schools,’ filed in 2009, begins today. Thanks to the herculean pro bono efforts of the Southern Legal Counsel, this is truly a citizen-driven lawsuit. Just about every “education reform” policy legislators have imposed on our children and teachers through Florida’s A-F Accountability scheme is on the table.
“As a public education advocate, your voice helped to move this lawsuit forward.
“Fund Education Now is a plaintiff in the case along with Citizens for Strong Schools and several individuals. The journey to this day has been long. Fund Education Now came to be in 2009 in response to what former Orange County School Superintendent Ron Blocker called “criminal and catastrophic” cuts to public education. What drove us was the absolute lack of answers from the state legislature as to why they were deliberately de-funding public education while spending billions to grow a high stakes testing juggernaut and diverting money to separate, unequal and often privately held “choice options.”
“All of this was happening despite the fact that the Florida Constitution was amended in 1998 with the approval of over 70% of the voters, giving the Florida Legislature specific instructions regarding public education funding:
“Article IX, section 1 of the Florida Constitution states
“(a) The education of children is a fundamental value of the people of the State of Florida. It is, therefore, a paramount duty of the state to make adequate provision for the education of all children residing within its borders. Adequate provision shall be made by law for a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of free public schools…
“It’s been clear for a long time that nothing short of legal action was needed to make a difference. A powerful combination of state legislators, PACs, business chambers, former politicians, industry and foundation lobbyists joined together to pass one “bold reform” after another, session after session with the net effect of deeply wounding teachers, students and public schools. Parents responded by calling, writing and speaking to legislators. Those early and sustained actions turned the conversation from “education reform” as a fait accompli to a strong push-back over validity, intent and the profit motive behind so many of these laws.
“The State of Florida fought hard to keep this trial from ever taking place. It represents a significant struggle to finally have an unvarnished discussion to determine whether the state of Florida is fulfilling its constitutional duty to the 2.8 million children enrolled in public schools.
“Make sure to watch this important case live-streaming daily on the Florida Channel for the next five weeks. The state Supreme Court ruled that the Citizens for Strong Schools case is a “matter of extreme public importance” that should be heard in court. We couldn’t agree more.
“If you like what we do, please help us continue to fund this work.”
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Charters Shool a big chalenge if parents don’t show up American education traditional Pubkic school are in trouble , they owners care only about money . The Charter School here in Hialeah . Hialeah Education Academy Principal is always scorted with police, I’m very upset , but very upset is not fear my son with a mental disorder was beat up for a sience teacher and baseball coach , that guy is arasment girls with only 12 years old that guy has criminal records . Bough Coaches intimated my son they interrogated my son as the resulted my son is suffering for ever to many abuse my poor kid with ADD was treated as an animal, my son mental healh Doctor send a letter to the principal and the Principal abuse more of bought of my kids . I have prove wisnetsess that those abuse are real . As my Douggter was refusing the school her sience teacher bulled my 11 years old Daufgter , the coaches hit my son several times , the principal did not report to the police the fisical abuse . I’m tired the police of Hialeah arasment my several times . I have prove the principal accepted soborn , he told my wife and I he kwes of the abuse but disarir keep in close I don’t are the owner is the mayor city . I can’t go to a public park because the principal kick me out , that is a public park , we are Jehovah’s witnesses . Marta told my wife as I . That they way they use to treat kids , and we have the only choice trasfer our son to another school . I’m tired the police of Hialeah is protection the Mayor who is the owner of the Charter school , the police pull my wife over inside the kindom hall of Jehovahs wistness and Call my wife by my name is violetion of the rights my wife was in the car with my 2 CLILDREN . Why they Hialeah Police whith the audio parlant a noice lauded Get out of the car if I was not there . Embarrassing with a lot of person watching and inside the security camaras recorded when the police Callec my wife but my name . I wasn’t in the car my wife comite not tragic inflation and when he find out my wife was in the car . He tried to back up to go because what he did is ilgal , almost kill persons and crash car of others Jehovah’s winetss , he stop after the wisnetsess tell him becarful officer that is the entrance and are car and kids bejain , wrong way the exit is araund the building . He not even apologize to my wife and just left , that is a crimes . The mayor of the city turn the police on me because I complain and inform of the Primcipal and teachers coaches , fisical , abusers . Sex/ arasment girls , why Carlos Albares Charter school of Hialeah Education Academy and the mayor city Carlos Hernandez principal owner of the Charter school comited those crimes and i complain internal unfear , FDLE . And nothing happened . Manuel Pazos and non – English specker as a teacher and telling my son he was a guy because he got no girls friends , no I told him he have no girls friends because he is to old enaff as a Jehovah’s witnesses we teach our kids that school first and after they are ready and can support a family is the best way . He told my kids to abandoned the school because no want like him , because our belive is for doom people .
1- Amendemend
” Fredom of religion
” Fredom of speech
” Fridom of the press
” Fredom of the Asambly
” Fredom of petition
Visited complete and more . The principal is ignoring my petions , he is the ruler he is the city Mayor parnert and I call to a mettimg and he omly acceded not at the school . He forced me to paid an expensive restaurant with the intention of sex- arasment I have witness plus tex messages he send me to petions as he take a picture of my Dauther and send to me to make phone of her , where is the Fredom . What I have to do ? Sell an body organ to hired a lawyer ? I have no money only yo paid my house bill . Now I’m depressed because my son after cruel interrogation abandoned Town , after they told him leave it for your owe good . My son need med for his mental disorder , they send twice to my son to the hospital 3 tines to for traumas , crisis self steam desttoy my son , told my he hear this life and as he cant stay any more at Hialeah Education academy . We hired a Lawyer and steal our money , liying never conference call , liying to us telling the Charter School was ready to seat with us when it wasn’t true . That lawyer have not etica , misconduct , never concede a mutating to my wife , never return home call back , he deserve to loss his license as file a law sue against him . He is nothing but an another abuser . He knows that the school , teachers / Coaches sex- arasment girls .
I’m tired depress and my son he is not leaving any more with us is farm away . He is desesperate , poor kid , Peole heat Jehovah’s witnesses for no reason because we don’t discriminate any religion , and my son my Daughter are kids that since threy born quality time and lesson from the bible , my Dougher Melanie Castillo she is very smart , very dedicate and discipline she is an honor clild from Hialeah Gardens public school , only one year at That Chater school and she refused that Chaters are not good and that is lie they have no smart students , not smart students don’t want to be araund teachers abusing and with not qualification, my son he is in another school and I went to talk to yhe principal and the principal of the Hialeah Hight are very goods , that is a big school as Hialeah Gardens Pubkic school are lossing Pubkic finds from thouse Charters . I want file a law sue to the city because the have a placa of who build the school a criminal who was charged 2 millions dollars evation the taxes and he is facing more charge related with criminal organistions the Mayor city chair owner of the school he is guilty for liying trial of his parner the other mayor who build the Charter school and now in the summer have trial another one . I want sue , to much suffering , I was in intense care for to much stress my heart Olmost stop , Thanks Jehovah’s I’m alive but I don’t know what is better suffering or die , our house turn a 180 degrees , peace , enjoy quality times with Daniel , Melanie and my wife and now the house is noise less we are suffering one member of our body is missing , the whole body is sad , we don’t wath tv any more , I stay in Daniel’s rrom is the only place in our 3 bedrooms a pretty big tawn house in a nice place , quiet good area , expensive to give our best to our kids and now , Danny is missing the school getting late and he is not the same , I hope nothing bad happen to him. He is not that quit and good kid any more , he need med and he don’t concentrate, he never call me and visit , and he don’t want tell me where he is leaving my wife knows but she don’t want tell me because I belive is a dangers area . And she belive will put my life in risk , my heart and my depression is killing , Danny always love my I was his hero and he was my Good kid enjoin play baseball with me , we love sport , our favorite baseball team is the Yankees , Patriots is the football team we like and basketball Lakers . We visits LA when he was like 7 years lold , 2 years ago I surprised him with 2 Yankees tikets , we went to New York to vacation with his mom and sister and what make me feel better is I invite him to a New England Hame . Memories good memories , I’m desesperate Danny is not here and may be is not coming back any more , his ADD desorder can lead to have bad companies and he have no meds and he is not s boy , no he is not like kids that are grow in areas where to survived you have to be another , eventually he will get in trouble .
Is a nightmare I won’t be the same any more and now is nothing we can’t be was since 10 grade at That charter , but last season as a consequence of those abusers who ask him to plat baseball , Regimald Rodriguez , Antony Nalepa almost broke my son left kwes and The principal Carlos Alvarez . I never will forget what they did to my son . I’m not the same any more I always forgiven but now , may be every day I’ll reading them as my worts energies . As the result . Peace is gone , now I have no choice but revenche . I will miss God miss GOD and my son because I can’t be 2 person . There is not gray area . Black or White . I don’t want make a crazy thing , I ready not , but they won’t
No they will pay for what they did .
No one listens to me and there is nothing worts than ingnoring a Parent up set .
Please if I can help with any thing , have a couples minutes in the segments to show prove , even recorder the principal gave the FCAT to his favorite students Peter Valdric . Is nothing I won’t say is not true . Nothing by the true . I can’t hold any more this .’
KKK vs MLK
I’LL FIGHT CITY OF HIALEAH EDUCATION ACADEMY . Inc and HIS CRUEL OWNER AND PRINCIPAL THE SAME WAY MARTIN L. KING WON PEACEFUL WAR . MY FAMILY IS SUFREING TO MUCH . I UNDERSTEAND WHY MLK. GIVE EVERYTHING .
MARTIN L KING IS A GREAT EXAMPLE TO FALOW THIS CITY NEED MORE DUPORT . I HAD A DREM . I’M TIRED BUT I CAN’T GIVE UP . TO MUCH ABUSE . NOW THE WILL FACE AN PARENT WITH THE LAW . I WILL NEED SUPORT . THOSE POLICES ARE TIRANY
LASTES CRUEL AND DIRECT ATACK TO MY HOUSE CITU OF HIALEAH MAYOR WANT TO KEEP CLEAN REPUTATION ON HIS CHARTER SCHOOL .
CITY OF HIALEAH EDUCATION ACADEMY THE
KKK vs MLK
HIALEAH POLICE DIRECT ATACK
ARRASMENT MY HOUSE 1 DETECTIVE . WITH OUT WARANT GO INSIDE MY HOUSE . CITY OF HIALEAH POLICE DEPARMENT FOR THE SAME REASON THE CHARTER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND CITY MAYOR WANT TO STOP MOVING WITH THE COMPLAIN . I KICK OUT OF MY HOUSE AFTER I ASK WHY THEY KEEPING ARASMENT LIKE THAT SANE REASON THE PUBLIC PARK IS FOR THE CHARTER SCHOOL AND YOU WANT PRO-SE WITH COMPLAIN OF CLID ABUSE .
I NEED HELP WHAT IS THIS ? I SPECTING THIS NIGHTMARE .
END .
HIALEAH POLICE DEPARMENT WANT FRAMED . THE CITY MAYOR IS UPSET BECAUSE I WANT MAKE THEM PAID FOR THEY ABUSE .
I COMPLAIN ABOUT IT BUT THE ONLY THING THAT HAPPENS IS THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN IN MY HUNTING
CHARTER SCHOOL AND I DON’T THINK THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN IN MY SIDE.
WHAT IS THIS WHAT I DO IS IIN THE SAME WAY AS BEFORE I GET TO THE POINT WHERE CITY AND HIS COLLEAGUES TURNED INTO THE GAME WITH THE PRINCIPAL . THEY CRIMES ARE COVERED WHY ?
POLICE ARASMENT IS WORTS AGAINGS MY FAMIMY .
HIALEAH FDLE ,?