Florida School Boards Association
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is returning to a leadership role in the education foundation he created. Bush has been elected chairman and president of the board of directors of the Foundation for Excellence in Education. Bush created the foundation shortly after he stepped down as governor in 2007, but he…
Florida circuit court judge rules for state in education adequacy lawsuit A Florida circuit court judge has dismissed a case alleging that the State Board of Education and, by extension, the Legislature had failed to meet their constitutional “paramount duty” of providing a uniform, efficient, safe, secure and high quality education for all public school…
Stephanie Samples struggled to find the right major at UCF. Her passion was theater and singing, but she wanted a stable paycheck. She stumbled in her science classes when she tried psychology and a health-related field. Finally, before her junior year at UCF, she chose graphic design – the right fit. By then it was…
Interdistrict Enrollment Is Appealing But Tricky Florida schools are preparing for next year’s rollout of one of the nation’s most unrestricted open-enrollment laws allowing students to more easily cross district lines to go to school—a practice that has grown slowly nationwide amid both statutory and practical hurdles. Nationwide, 23 states had some type of mandatory,…
The brief respite from surging student enrollment is officially over for school districts across Florida. Kids by the thousands are pouring in, with no end in sight. Jobs are returning in several sectors, along with housing starts, particularly in the suburbs. Analysts project statewide enrollment will grow from 2.77 million children this year to…