Day 1 – Today marks the first day of the 2020 Florida Legislative Session. House Speaker Jose Oliva, Senate President Bill Galvano, and Governor Ron DeSantis will lay out Session priorities on the floor today. Watch live (archive available later in the day) on the Florida Channel. Senate President Galvano & House Speaker Oliva Opening Day…
Tallahassee – The Legislature will take up several education-related bills on Monday, January 13, covering teacher pay, panic buttons, discretionary sales tax and more. The Florida Education Association is also hosting a “Rally in Tally” convening teachers and public education supporters on Monday. We will keep the updates on bill movement and Tallahassee happenings coming…
FSBA Friday Five – 5 Things You Should Know in Education News (January 10, 2020) “Dear future self” HS contest winning essays: Read it Wayne State Univ 2020 list of words to bring back from oblivion: Read it Imagine Cup Junior 2020 announced, giving students the opportunity to learn about technology and how it can…
Florida high school graduation rates continued to increase in 2018-2019 school year. You can view the Florida Department of Education Data and Governor DeSantis’ press release below: Florida’s High School Cohort 2018-19 Graduation Rate (12/2019) Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Florida’s Graduation Rate Climbs to 86.9 Percent
FSBA Friday Five – Executive Director Andrea Messina’s top 5 picks of education news Holidays are for counting/arithmetic progressions about in holiday symbols National Institute on Drug Abuse report continues to raise alarms How Black Girls Code went from basement experiment to international movement World’s 25 largest lakes, side by side (visual) Understanding Gen Z,…
FSBA Friday Five – Executive Director Andrea Messina’s top 5 picks in education news New Year’s resolutions for kids Why kids need meaningful family traditions Knitting is coding and yarn is a programmable material Science: visualizing the speed of light Impact of surviving a crisis event on student mental health: Antidepressant use increases
FSBA Friday Five – Executive Director Andrea Messina’s top 5 picks of education news 9 Winter holidays around the world Students use computer coding skills to remix songs What is Chair of Florida House Prek-12 Approps Subcommittee saying about teacher pay, school security, and more? What might modern civics education look like? What is this…
Florida Trend’s Floridian of the Year—The Florida Teacher Have you seen the USDOE redesigned college scorecard? How science helped MIT students break world record for hot dog throwing Clear plastic bottles for drinking water may be your next policy issue Brilliant periodic table shows what you do with each element
Repeal of a controversial teacher bonus program is on a Senate committee agenda Monday. SB 486, filed by Sen. Rob Bradley, would repeal the teacher bonus program known as “Best and the Brightest.” The bill, to be considered by the Education Committee, would fully remove the sections of Florida law defining the program and strike it out…