Florida education board moves to weed out troubled charter school operators

TAMPA — The State Board of Education took steps Wednesday to prevent charter school applicants with poor past performance from opening new schools. Saying the state should not “pass the trash” from one district to another, board members unanimously approved a rule to require applicants to disclose their past charter school affiliations for the most…

Dunbar High School Students Among Top Finishers at Microsoft Office National Championship

Achievement is the expectation for students enrolled in Dunbar High School’s Academy for Technology Excellence, and students continue to make that expectation a reality each day. Recent graduate Ian Sexton took 1st place in the Excel 2010 category at the Microsoft Office National Championship last week, earning a spot to compete at the upcoming worldwide…

Florida To Receive More Than $15 Million In Federal Grant Money For Education Programs

$15.4 million of federal funding is headed to Florida to support K-12 education. That money will be paired with state contributions to support nearly 700 Americorps volunteers in three major Florida cities. Jacksonville, Orlando and Miami are receiving a large influx of Americorps volunteers for education. Wendy Spencer heads up the Corporation for National and…