Florida School Boards Association
Decades after corporal punishment was banned in South Florida’s public schools, educators in the Clewiston area and 23 other Florida counties still paddle their students, and black children are much more likely than other students to be hit. Physical discipline in public schools has been on the decline for years in Florida, with the number…
Stephanie Sheridan uncapped her dry-erase marker and started scribbling on the tabletop in the middle of her classroom. She then called over a few fourth-graders to demonstrate their skills. The criteria: whether they had done well on an online quiz taken at home, after watching a short lesson on YouTube. “She makes a video for…
Parents and school officials in Leon County welcome the news of changes to standardized testing in Florida and say eliminating the English language arts test for 11th-graders is a step in the right direction. Gov. Rick Scott said last week he would issue an executive order suspending the exam following recommendations from Commissioner of Education…
State lawmakers, Cabinet members, judges, school board members, county commissioners, sheriffs and property appraisers may not be able to join the traditional state pension plan if they are newly elected after July 2016. That proposal is far from a reality but it is a distinct possibility as the House moves forward on a study aimed…