A state judge is weighing a decision that could shake Florida’s education-accountability system following a marathon hearing Monday in Tallahassee. After nearly nine hours of testimony and arguments, Leon County Circuit Judge Karen Gievers wrapped up a hearing on state and local policies for allowing students to move to the fourth grade but did not rule…
DetailsThe testing company that administers Florida’s key standardized exam has lost nearly $5 million because of problems that marred the roll out of the computer-based tests in 2015, the Florida Department of Education said Friday. The department said American Institutes for Research, or AIR, will reimburse the state or lose payments that total $4.8 million.…
DetailsA Texas federal judge issued a nationwide order late Sunday, temporarily halting application of the Obama administration’s guidance on transgender students while a 13-state legal challenge on the issue, led by Texas, is decided. The case is one of a number of legal challenges related to the May guidance, in which the U.S. Departments of…
DetailsGov. Rick Scott on Thursday started seeking applications from people who want to serve on the state Constitution Revision Commission, a panel that meets every 20 years to recommend changes to the Florida Constitution. Scott will appoint 15 of the 37 members of the commission. Read full article
DetailsA U.S. District judge has moved to set a Friday hearing to consider whether the lawsuit challenging the state’s third-grade retention policies should be decided by a federal court, a new twist in an evolving legal fight over Florida’s standardized testing system. Read full article
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DetailsFor millions of parents and students this month around the Sunshine State, one of the most exciting parts of returning to school is meeting the teachers. And for good reason; teachers will spend 180 days helping students learn and grow as one of the primary influences, besides parents and family, in each child’s life. Read…
DetailsTALLAHASSEE — An appeals court says Florida’s teacher union has no legal right to challenge the state’s largest private school voucher program. Read full article
DetailsAt the start of the school day, Rory Feinberg says “all anyone talks about is how tired they are.” Rory just finished 11th grade at Miami Beach High School, and as the year progresses, he says his sleep debt tends to accumulate. By the spring, he often falls asleep as soon as he gets home…
DetailsWhen they first arrive in the country, children who don’t speak English aren’t required to take the usual battery of Florida’s standardized tests. Rather, they sit for assessments to gauge their English proficiency after time spent learning the language. Read full article
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