Florida has been a leader in education innovation over the last decade, but one bill currently under review by the state senate's Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means--Senate Bill 1676--threatens to wipe much of that out with one misguided and foolhardy swipe.

In its present form,...

President Obama and his education team spent significant time leading up to the election crafting a comprehensive and carefully thought out education plan. From reforming No Child Left Behind to bolstering early childhood education, almost nothing in the U.S. education system was left untouched; there is something for everyone....

For starters, both campaigns finally began to talk about it. Education reform was largely absent from the dialogue for the first several months of the campaign despite...