Peter Greene provides an excellent explanation of Amendment 8, which was thrown off the ballot this morning by a Florida judge.
The lawsuit against Amendment 8 was filed by the Florida League of Women Voters.
It will be appealed, so it is important for you to understand what Peter Greene explains in this post.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Remember, too. Every year that the entire governing apparatus is obsessed with these ed reform charter/voucher initiatives is another year where no one in government is supporting or improving or adding any value to the existing public schools in the state.
Ed reformers capture state government in order to promote charters and vouchers, that’s true. But while they’re pushing that agenda they’re also failing to contribute anything of value to any public school in the state.
There’s an opportunity cost to this- another year where public schools are completely neglected and ignored.
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Peter’s analysis of Amendment 8 is good. The story behind Erika Donalds is even better. It goes all the way to Michigan, the DeVos family and beyond.You can read it here. http://lwveducation.com/splinters-in-florida-school-boards-have-sharp-points/
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Thanks for the informative link.
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William Phillis in Ohio has also cited the moves to put states in control of all policy and finds, by-passing local districts and their elected school boards. Political scholar Wendy Brown might call this shift to state officials another example of “thin democracy” insofar as these officials are not elected but empowered by some other process, including appointment. ESSA is also a reason that states are brokering reforms. The money flows to states and states have more discretion on where the money goes.
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