FSBA #FridayFive – Week of October 31, 2016

FSBA #FridayFive – 5 Things You Should Know Each week, Executive Director, Andrea Messina, picks five of the top education news pieces to share with members. Read. Learn. Share. Retweet.   18 year old millionaire credits gifted third grade program for success  Should science be taught more hands-on? Is ESSA going too far?  High school…

Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K-12

Even in the internet age, the lowly telephone remains an indispensable tool in the day-to-day operations of nearly every school.  But thanks to the double whammy of declining state aid and disappearing federal subsidies for such “legacy” technology services, districts nationwide are scrambling to fill a roughly $359 million hole in their collective budgets, according…

FSBA #FridayFive – Week of September 19, 2016

  FSBA #FridayFive – 5 Things You Should Know Each week, Executive Director, Andrea Messina, picks five of the top education news pieces to share with members. Read. Learn. Share. Retweet.   Top public school districts in America Changing demographics in Florida – millennials now outnumber senior citizens  Effects of chronic absenteeism Education and the…

FSBA #FridayFive – Week of July 11, 2016

FSBA #FridayFive – 5 Things You Should Know Each week, Executive Director, Andrea Messina, compiles a top 5 list of news stories that School Board Members should know about: Website Development School To Open In Wyoming More states sue over transgender bathroom directive Florida parents crowd funding fight against third grade retention What’s good in public…