I’d love to hear a debate as to why changing the commissioner to elected rather than changing the state board members to elected is the better option.
What do you think of SJR 192?
Susan
Susan joined the First Coast Freethought Society in 2008 after hearing about the organization on NPR. Susan has coordinated the FCFS book group since 2016. She retired in 2018 after working as a CPA for 42 years! Now, she is a member of the Advocacy Overview Committee for FCFS.
Roe v. Wade was not the beginning of women having abortions
Roe v. Wade was not the beginning of women having abortions, it was the end of women dying from abortions. When Roe v. Wade was upheld by the USSC in 1973, the GOP and many others applauded the ruling. But the Christian Nationalists decided that abortion would be a good public policy issue from which …
Please consider writing the head of the Florida Health Department
Please consider writing the Governor appointed head of the Florida Department of Health and asking him to change rule 64DER21-12 to allow elected school boards to pick the safest option for the neighborhood schools which is a mask mandate with no opt out provisions. The state Board of Education is using that rule to bully …
Elected school boards should be allowed to have mask mandates without opt out provisions
For more information about the Duval County elected school board’s mask mandate with an opt out provision: https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/education/2021/08/03/jacksonville-area-schools-require-masks-opt-out-clause/5477059001/ Masks work best if the person with covid-19 is wearing the mask because a mask decreases the number of droplets (carrying the virus) that spread from the nose and mouth out into the environment. The way I …
Write the elected school board about mask mandates
Please base your decisions on currently available scientific evidence and not divisive political rhetoric.
Stop Voter Suppression
The US Senate is voting on the For the People Act (S. 1), a sweeping bill aimed at shoring up voting rights, reforming campaign finance, and heightening ethical standards. We need to pass this bill before August recess. Even if you’ve called previously, please call again. Possible SCRIPT: Hi, I’m a Florida citizen calling from …
What will be the ramifications of HB 233?
Is Creationism a viewpoint or an unsubstantiated claim? Is denying that global warming is partially caused by humans a viewpoint or an outright lie? What will be the ramifications of the new law (HB 233) recently signed by Governor DeSantis that encourages (or demands) public universities to have the students discuss various points of view? …
Please take the survey
The following opportunities for feedback are available through June 10 at noon: • Civics and Government survey (open): https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6360487/Civics-and-Government-Standards-2Link to standards: http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/18736/urlt/CivicsGovernment.pdf • Holocaust Education survey (open): https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6360477/HolocaustEducation-Standards-2Link to standards: http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/18736/urlt/HolocaustEducation.pdf • Character Education survey (opening soon–not available on June 2):https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6360469/Character-Education-Standards-2• Substance Use and Abuse survey (opening soon–not available on June 2 ):https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6358621/SubstanceUseStandards The FLDOE …
Cultivating Inclusive Learning Environments
Jacksonville Public Education Fund (JPEF) has been sponsoring grants and trying other experimental ideas to examine the concept of cultivating inclusive learning environments. To learn more, please visit their website:https://www.jaxpef.org/what-we-do/empowering-teachers The education committee chair (that’s me until June 2, 2021) of the local chapter of the League of Women Voters has invited two staff members …
The Florida Board of Education is meeting June 10th in Jacksonville
Have you analyzed the new suggested standards? Standards Under Review – Spring 2021http://www.fldoe.org/standardsreview/ One issue that you might want to address during the public comment period at the meeting on June 10th (or by email if you can’t make the meeting) is what education commissioner Corcoran means by traditional–as compared to factual–view of American history. …