Education Reform in Florida: Diversity and Equity in Public Policy

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A Nation at Risk (1983), 96–97, 98 A+ Plan, 3, 7, 9, 14, 15, 85, 102–107, 117, 124, 133, 135, 141, 142, 145, 149, 155, 185, 194, 241–79; Assistance Plus, 251, 256; F schools, 244–56. See also school accountability Abney, Everett, 34 achievement gap. See student achievement Adams v. Califano (1977), 216 Adams v. Richardson (1973), 39–40, 215–16, 227 adequacy in education, 14–15, 53, 77 admissions policies. See under higher education, Advanced Placement, 212, 221 affirmative action, 2, 4, 8–9, 10, 211–39; and 2000 election, 212; and “colorblind” rhetoric, 233; and preferences rhetoric, 219–24, 231 African American community, 5–6 African American high schools, historically , 24, 33–34, 37, 143 African Civilization Society, 20 African Methodist Episcopal Church, 20 Alabama, 243 Alachua County, Florida, 32, 71, 74, 148, 260, 261 Allen v. Wright (1984), 216 America 2000, 97–98 American Civil Rights Institute, 211–12 Americans with Disabilities Act, 228 Arkansas, 19, 216 Askew, Reubin, 54, 59–60, 77, 91–95, 191 Atkins, Clyde Atlanta, 243 “back to basics,” 83 Backman, Carl, 196 Baker v. Carr (1965), 58. See also Reapportionment, Florida legislative Bendix (corporation), 95 Bethune Cookman College, 24 Bing, E. L., 36–37 Black caucus in Florida legislature, 218 Blake High School (Tampa), 35, 36, 37 Blueprint 2000, 97–102, 103–104, 106. See also school accountability and Sunshine State Standards Bradford County, Florida, 261 Braxton v. the Board of Public Instruction, 137 Brazill, Nathaniel, 153 Brevard County, Florida, 260 Brogan, Frank T., 101, 102, 196, 198 Broward County, Florida, 28, 32, 34, 123, 148, 149 Broward, Napoleon Bonaparte, 187 Brown v. Board of Education (1954, 1955), 5, 20, 25–27, 38–39, 40, 86, 90, 137, 215, 256, 277 285 I N D E X Brown, Hyatt, 192 Bryant, Farris, 243 Burns, Haydon, 243 Bush v. Holmes (2006), 12, 105. See also under vouchers Bush, George H. W., 97–98 Bush, George W., 2, 85, 117, 150, 212, 244 Bush, John E. (Jeb), 1–12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 30, 44, 46, 53–54, 55–56, 77, 85–86, 102–107, 117, 118, 119, 145, 149, 150, 185–209, 211–39, 241, 244, 245, 251, 276 business leaders, 6 Business/Higher Education Partnership, 193 Caldwell, Millard, 56, 89 Calhoun County, Florida, 258 California, 229 capacity of schools. See adequacy in education Cardenas, Alberto (Al), 203 Carpon Springs meeting (1898), 22 Castor, Elizabeth (Betty), 98, 101 categorical programs, 259–60; minority participation in, 260 Center for Individual Rights, 211–12; political and legal strategy , 219–20 centralization, 13–14, 84 Chamber of Commerce, Florida, 2 Chatterji, Madhabi, 11 Chiles, Lawton, 97–102, 193, 244 choice, private-school. See vouchers choice, public-school, 3, 7, 29, 86; Florida school grades and, 105 Christian, Floyd, 29, 30 Citizens Committee on Education, 59, 91, 92 Civil Rights Act (1964), 29, 39, 47, 215, 277 civil rights movement, 23–25, 89 class sizes, 120, 124, 125–26. See also under Florida constitution Colburn, David, 228 Cold War, 86, 89 Coleman report, 277 College Board, 212 Collier County, Florida, 258 Collins, LeRoy, 26–27, 243 Commission on Civil Rights (federal ), 216, 227 Commission on the Future of Florida’s Public Universities, 190 Commissioner of Education, 189; and education governance, 89, 106 Conant, James B., 86 Connerly, Ward, 194, 200, 211–12, 219, 228 Consortium for Education Research in Florida, 5 Cook, Valerie J., 162 Corporate Tax Credit Scholarship Program. See under vouchers Costenbader, Virginia, 162 Counts, M. Reid, 156 county school systems. See under individual county names Crews, Gordon A., 156 Dade County, Florida. See MiamiDade County Dallas, 243 Davis, Edward D., 24–25 Daytona Beach, 33 Debra P. v. Turlington (1979, 1983), 94, 96. See also minimum competency tests deHaven-Smith, Lance, 212–13 demographic changes: and higher education, 225–26; post-World War II, 6, 19, 57, 58, 90, 107; recent, 65, 120–22, 155, 243; urbanization after World War II, 6 286 INDEX desegregation. See segregation and desegregation Desoto County, Florida, 258 DeVane, Barbara, 217–19 Dewey, John, 88 Dillard High School (Broward County), 34 Dimitouleas, William, 142 disorder in schools. See school violence District of Columbia, 161 diversity in education, 6–7. See also under demographic changes Dixie County, Florida, 260 Douglas, Dexter, 195 Due, John, 142 Dunbar High School (Lee County), 143, 144 Duval County, Florida, 23, 24, 32, 87, 133, 137, 140–41, 244, 251...