More than half of Florida school districts lack social media policies for teachers

A majority of Florida’s school districts have no policy on the use of social media by teachers and other employees, increasing the potential for misuse and inappropriate teacher-student relationships online, according to an analysis conducted by a University of Florida educational leadership scholar. Doctoral candidate Jesse Gates found that only 32 of the state’s 68…

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CFEF Education Works: It’s Complicated! A Collaborative Model for Citizen Communication on New Student Scores & School Grades

Webinar, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 3-4pm Learn about a grassroots coalition model and receive a communication tool-kit for local community partners to help citizens understand what’s happening with school grades during this time of transition to higher education standards for Florida’s schools. Presenters include individuals from the Jacksonville Public Education Fund, JAX Chamber, and the…

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Majority Say They Are Willing to Pay Higher Taxes for Better Schools, Both in Florida and Nationally, New Poll Reveals

Frustrated with a variety of issues in public education, nearly 60 percent of the respondents to a Saint Leo University Polling Institute survey conducted nationally and in Florida say they are willing to “pay somewhat more in taxes to better fund public schools in my community.” In the national survey of 1,005 adults conducted between…

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Bringing it back home: Why state comparisons are more useful than international comparisons for improving U.S. education policy

Since its inception in 2000, the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)1—an international test of reading, math, and science—has shown that American 15-year-olds perform more poorly, on average, than 15-year-olds in many other developed countries. This finding is generally consistent with results from another international assessment of 8th graders, the Trends in International Mathematics and…

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PISA Country Rankings Misleading

BOULDER, CO (October 30, 2015) – For 15 years, journalists, advocates and policymakers have cited scores on international tests, such as the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), to conclude that American student achievement “lags woefully behind” other nations, threatening our future and suggesting an urgent need for education reform. A brief published today by…

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Sanofi US Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Auvi-Q Due to Potential Inaccurate Dosage Delivery

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Oct. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Sanofi US is voluntarily recalling all Auvi-Q® (epinephrine injection, USP). The recall involves all Auvi-Q currently on the market and includes both the 0.15 mg and 0.3 mg strengths for hospitals, retailers and consumers. This includes lot number 2299596 through 3037230, which expire March 2016 through December 2016. The…

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