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TALLAHASSEE — Throughout Florida, parents of third graders who refused to take state exams are consulting attorneys about their legal options for fighting school districts’ plans to hold back their children. Florida law prohibits third graders who fail state reading tests from being promoted to the fourth grade, unless they are granted a “good cause”…
In their proposed rules on school accountability, federal officials are attempting to walk a fine and aggressively scrutinized line. They say they’ve tried to offer the meaningful flexibility to states and districts under the Every Student Succeeds Act that many say the law requires, while answering the call to make sure that all students are…
Ann MacFarlane, a longtime observer of civic and nonprofit boards, has seen some interesting “hands on” approaches in school boards across the country. Some examples: A board member who is a CPA decided that he was not satisfied with the district’s financials, so he prepared his own version…
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The U.S. Department of Education has released a draft version of accountability regulations for the Every Student Succeeds Act that would require “comprehensive, summative” ratings for schools, but would not dictate or encourage states to set any particular weight, or a range of weights, for individual accountability measures. The proposed regulations, released Thursday, would also clarify…
ORLANDO — Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday outlined a plan to increase public universities’ four-year graduation rates. Scott plans to lobby the state Legislature to fund merit-based Bright Futures scholarships for summer courses. He’ll also push universities to drop fees associated with online courses, which he said cost up to $100 per credit hour at…
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…