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miamizsun
Location: (3283.1 Miles SE of RP) Gender:
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cc_rider wrote:Fair enough. It sounds like the program was pretty rotten. In Florida, of all places! Whodathunkit.
But without anything to replace it, how are students, already falling behind, going to keep up?
Some of this goes back to the issue of infrastructure, like internet access. Low-income folks are much less likely to be connected, especially at a speed high enough for distance learning/video.
BUT there's also the aspect of school privatization/choice/vouchers/charters that 'conservatives' (ha!) have pushed for decades.
Regardless, thanks for finding the rest of the story... c.
the right is anything but conservative (well as long as money and/or votes are involved) i'm thinking they might want to bust down teachers unions, something along those lines my children are failing! defund the teachers! (joking) however, if you're an inner city parent and you don't want to send your child to the local school (pick a reason) should they have a choice? or should they be forced to stay in what they may see as an inferior education experience? something to think about peace
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cc_rider
Location: Bastrop Gender:
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Jul 1, 2020 - 12:44pm |
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miamizsun wrote: cc_rider wrote: i'm not in the loop on this, but like the article says, there's probably some sort of question/scandal regarding the folks in charge i don't see him leaving people in the lurch on this, i'd look for a proposal soon i think he's dropping common core and giving vouchers to those who want to get their children into better schools pretty sure school choice/vouchers are a big deal with those stuck in bad schools (usually inner city) and he's boosting teacher pay by $500,000,000 (especially new teachers) edit: i saw this on a tampa news site
Oversight for the program comes from University of West Florida, which was on DeSantisâ radar since he called for an audit of the Complete Florida Plus Program last year.
In November 2019, DeSantis withheld $5 million from the universityâs Complete Florida $23 million allocation until an audit of the program was complete.
In March of this year, the results of the audit were released, reporting that UWF withdrew nearly $2.4 million from the programâs fund without authorization.
The audit also found that the university did not keep records of the salaries and benefits of 125 employees, which totaled $11.9 million.
Thousands of students across the state are now scrambling for answers, especially as coronavirus cases continue to surge throughout Florida and students continue to depend more heavily on virtual learning. Fair enough. It sounds like the program was pretty rotten. In Florida, of all places! Whodathunkit. But without anything to replace it, how are students, already falling behind, going to keep up? Some of this goes back to the issue of infrastructure, like internet access. Low-income folks are much less likely to be connected, especially at a speed high enough for distance learning/video. BUT there's also the aspect of school privatization/choice/vouchers/charters that 'conservatives' (ha!) have pushed for decades. Regardless, thanks for finding the rest of the story... c.
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miamizsun
Location: (3283.1 Miles SE of RP) Gender:
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Jul 1, 2020 - 12:09pm |
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cc_rider wrote: i'm not in the loop on this, but like the article says, there's probably some sort of question/scandal regarding the folks in charge i don't see him leaving people in the lurch on this, i'd look for a proposal soon i think he's dropping common core and giving vouchers to those who want to get their children into better schools pretty sure school choice/vouchers are a big deal with those stuck in bad schools (usually inner city) and he's boosting teacher pay by $500,000,000 (especially new teachers) edit: i saw this on a tampa news site
Oversight for the program comes from University of West Florida, which was on DeSantisâ radar since he called for an audit of the Complete Florida Plus Program last year.
In November 2019, DeSantis withheld $5 million from the universityâs Complete Florida $23 million allocation until an audit of the program was complete.
In March of this year, the results of the audit were released, reporting that UWF withdrew nearly $2.4 million from the programâs fund without authorization.
The audit also found that the university did not keep records of the salaries and benefits of 125 employees, which totaled $11.9 million.
Thousands of students across the state are now scrambling for answers, especially as coronavirus cases continue to surge throughout Florida and students continue to depend more heavily on virtual learning.
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cc_rider
Location: Bastrop Gender:
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Jul 1, 2020 - 9:12am |
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Jun 10, 2020 - 8:42am |
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westslope
Location: BC sage brush steppe
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Feb 3, 2020 - 5:06pm |
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Red_Dragon wrote: I am embarrassed to admit that I once did something similar on a friend's boat on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Luckily the error was quickly identified. (Dumbass......)
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Feb 3, 2020 - 3:43pm |
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miamizsun
Location: (3283.1 Miles SE of RP) Gender:
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Jan 24, 2020 - 5:31am |
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sunybuny wrote: miamizsun wrote: OMG - if you only knew how true.... LMAO!! they are everywhere in south florida and they get quite a bit of press some of these can get up to 4-5 feet long and 15-20 lbs (godzilla-like) and why hasn't anyone in the film industry done a horror series on a giant mutant iguana? (hey japan)
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sunybuny
Location: The West & Best Coast of FLA Gender:
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Jan 24, 2020 - 5:23am |
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miamizsun wrote:
OMG - if you only knew how true.... LMAO!!
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miamizsun
Location: (3283.1 Miles SE of RP) Gender:
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Jan 24, 2020 - 4:59am |
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ScottFromWyoming wrote: Red_Dragon wrote: I was gonna order some fresh iguana meat from Florida, but in the fine print it says "previously frozen".
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ScottFromWyoming
Location: Powell Gender:
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Jan 23, 2020 - 8:56pm |
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Red_Dragon wrote: I was gonna order some fresh iguana meat from Florida, but in the fine print it says "previously frozen".
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Jan 23, 2020 - 5:30pm |
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rgio
Location: West Jersey Gender:
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Dec 13, 2019 - 9:02am |
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miamizsun wrote:about halfway there's a tower you can go up into and see some whopper dinosaurs in the pond/lake it's hard to judge just how big they are, but they're usually ....
...noticeably larger than most you'll see on the trail/loop I sure hope so after that description!
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Antigone
Location: A house, in a Virginian Valley Gender:
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Dec 13, 2019 - 8:27am |
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I’m watching AKC.tv ... the national dock diving championships. My good friend and her two dogs are nationally ranked! Go Reesie and Saffron!
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Proclivities
Location: Paris of the Piedmont Gender:
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Dec 13, 2019 - 7:14am |
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kcar wrote: Proclivities wrote:That "drop-off" scenario seems very likely. I hope the gator's okay; if he starts showing up late for work there may be a problem.
As the article notes, the gator was trapped, killed and cut open. Mr. Meth's foot and hand were found inside. Apparently the animal attacked the man's body after he'd died. Who would drop off a tweaker in swamp? And why? I don't know if 450 pounds and 12 feet is big for a gator, but that's 450 pounds and 12 feet too much for me. Cannot stand beasts like that. I knew the gator was dissected, I was just speculating - based on the stories of salt water crocodiles in northern Australia that use Mandrax to relax their prey. I was guessing that Mr. Meth was dumped there after having the bad manners to die in someone's car/trailer/flop-house. They may have thought it would be easier to drop him out in the glades than to try to explain a dead guy to the cops. It is Florida after all.
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miamizsun
Location: (3283.1 Miles SE of RP) Gender:
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Dec 13, 2019 - 4:56am |
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kcar wrote: As the article notes, the gator was trapped, killed and cut open. Mr. Meth's foot and hand were found inside. Apparently the animal attacked the man's body after he'd died.
Who would drop off a tweaker in swamp? And why?
I don't know if 450 pounds and 12 feet is big for a gator, but that's 450 pounds and 12 feet too much for me. Cannot stand beasts like that. well there's no way around the fact that it is a very large critter they don't get much longer 14-15 feet maybe and that's probably rare but they gain more girth and can get quite a bit heavier (esp males/bulls) if you're ever in south florida try and make a trip to shark valley (winter is the best time) rent a bike or take the tram on 15 mile loop through the glades about halfway there's a tower you can go up into and see some whopper dinosaurs in the pond/lake it's hard to judge just how big they are, but they're usually noticeably larger than most you'll see on the trail/loop
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kcar
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Dec 12, 2019 - 3:56pm |
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Proclivities wrote:
miamizsun wrote:
how did get out into the glades?
generally not a lot of methheads hanging out in the swamp
he may have been dropped off That "drop-off" scenario seems very likely. I hope the gator's okay; if he starts showing up late for work there may be a problem.
As the article notes, the gator was trapped, killed and cut open. Mr. Meth's foot and hand were found inside. Apparently the animal attacked the man's body after he'd died. Who would drop off a tweaker in swamp? And why? I don't know if 450 pounds and 12 feet is big for a gator, but that's 450 pounds and 12 feet too much for me. Cannot stand beasts like that.
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Proclivities
Location: Paris of the Piedmont Gender:
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Dec 12, 2019 - 1:47pm |
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miamizsun wrote:
how did get out into the glades?
generally not a lot of methheads hanging out in the swamp
he may have been dropped off That "drop-off" scenario seems very likely. I hope the gator's okay; if he starts showing up late for work there may be a problem.
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miamizsun
Location: (3283.1 Miles SE of RP) Gender:
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Dec 12, 2019 - 1:40pm |
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kcar wrote:Bad luck, Florida-style. At first the coroner thought the guy had drowned but no. Kids: don't do meth near the water or alligators! Stay safe and addicted! Florida man found eaten by alligator actually died from meth overdose, officials say
The Florida man who was found partially eaten by an alligator earlier this year died from a meth overdose — not a gator attack, as was speculated, according to autopsy results. Read in Fox News: https://apple.news/ADn6Mo5IoT1aWAlIqvzvQ1A how did get out into the glades? generally not a lot of methheads hanging out in the swamp he may have been dropped off
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Egctheow
Location: In over my head Gender:
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Dec 12, 2019 - 12:23pm |
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kcar wrote:
Bad luck, Florida-style. At first the coroner thought the guy had drowned but no. Kids: don't do meth near the water or alligators! Stay safe and addicted! Florida man found eaten by alligator actually died from meth overdose, officials say
The Florida man who was found partially eaten by an alligator earlier this year died from a meth overdose â not a gator attack, as was speculated, according to autopsy results. Read in Fox News: https://apple.news/ADn6Mo5IoT1aWAlIqvzvQ1A
Was the alligator tweaking when it was found? Then again, it may have been a DEA gator
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