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…

Incoming Fla. speaker: Deregulate top public schools, fund extra learning time

Florida needs to invest more money in schools that offer students longer school days and years. And the state should ease regulations on public schools that perform well.  Those are two provocative ideas raised by incoming state House Speaker Richard Corcoran in a recent interview with the head of a South Florida law firm.  Corcoran, who is set to lead…