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For the 700,000 students in Miami-Dade and Broward public schools, it was just another day in class. For school leaders, it was a day of decisions and vigilance. South Florida schools opened their doors Thursday morning despite threats — deemed “less than credible” — that had been sent in emails similar to ones sent to…
DetailsFinal numbers for high schools reflect improvements for minorities High-school graduation rates hit a new high of 82.3% in the U.S. in the 2013-14 academic year, according to the… Read full article
DetailsDon’t look for any major education bills in the Florida Legislature’s 2016 session that starts next month, Senate Education chairman John Legg says. After a 2015 session where testing legislation ended up as one of a tiny number of substantive measures to make it across the finish line, Legg said, the subject isn’t generating much…
DetailsThe Rowlett Academy for Arts and Communication presents a solid case study of success in the operation of a charter school. With parents deeply involved in the education of their children and in the performance of the converted district school, Rowlett stands in sharp contrast to the failures of many charters. These tuition-free public schools,…
DetailsCharlotte County in southwest Florida just became the 13th Florida county where the total number of registered voters rejecting both major parties now exceeds one of the two major parties. Figures posted on Supervisor of Elections Paul Stamoulis’ website show that “other” voters (mostly those with no party affiliation and a small number belonging to…
DetailsMiami Republican Erik Fresen said he wants to raise the bar for Florida teachers by offering a $10,000 scholarship for those he believes are the brightest and best of the bunch. However, the scholarship he created by carving out $44 million in this year’s budget has brought on three challenges from Sarasota school professionals who…
DetailsLess than a mile from the state Capitol, a former steakhouse shows little evidence that it was once part of a movement to change Florida’s schools. It was on this location nearly two decades ago that the leader of a prominent Tallahassee church put together one of the state’s first charter schools. The space where…
DetailsTALLAHASSEE — The Scott administration’s plan to evaluate schools’ performance in 2014-15 without taking into consideration the year-to-year improvement of students is based on an esoteric provision in the state’s education accountability law that lawmakers and school district leaders say is being misused. In 2013, the Legislature amended the state’s law that directs the Department…
DetailsTALLAHASSEE — A state program designed to reward teachers who excel in testing or evaluations is being challenged by a Tallahassee lawyer who says the $10,000 award is being unfairly withheld from many teachers. Tallahassee lawyer Ronald G. Meyer filed a challenge Friday with the state Division of Administrative Hearings, arguing the Florida Department of…
DetailsLess than a year after lawmakers overhauled public-school testing following the botched rollout of the new Florida Standards Assessments, the debate over how to measure student learning is far from over. A leading senator on education issues is working on legislation that would allow schools to use tests other than the statewide standardized exams, which…
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