Florida’s new online testing system lost the writing exams of more than 300 Central Florida students who took the test this month. Most of the essays have since been recovered, but about 50 remain missing. The number of still-lost tests represents a tiny fraction of the writing exams taken by more than 104,000 eighth, ninth…
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This Video Update features FSBA President Patty Hightower discussing the events and value of the FSBA Day in the Legislature Conference; FSBA Legislative Committee Chair Carol Cook discussing the main House and Senate bills relating to Assessment & Accountability — HB 7069 & SB 616; and FSBA Interim Executive Director Bill Graham discussing bills relating…
DetailsFlorida lawmakers want to help kids across the state with an age-old quandary: what to wear to school. A House panel on Thursday gave its approval to a plan that would encourage school districts to adopt a standard attire policy for students in grades K-8. The bill includes a cash incentive — $10 per student…
DetailsA proposal to eliminate some testing requirements for Florida schoolchildren won the unanimous support of a second House committee on Thursday. The real debate centered around an amendment proposed by Rep. Mia Jones. Jones, D-Jacksonville, proposed holding off on school grades during the transition to new standards and assessments — something superintendents, school board members…
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In the House Education Appropriations Subcommittee: HB 143 – American Founders’ Month by Bileca — PASSED Designates September as “American Founders’ Month”; authorizes Governor to annually designate month; requires district school boards to celebrate American Founders by observing American Founders’ Month; provides that instruction may be integrated into existing school curriculum. HB 153 – Literacy Jump Start Pilot…
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In the House Government Operations Subcommittee: HB 565 – Retirement by Beshears – AMENDED AND PASSED WITH A COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE (CS) Authorizes local agency employers to reassess designation of positions for inclusion in SMS Class; provides for removal of certain positions. In the Senate Health & Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee: SB 380 – Persons with…
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In the Local Government Affairs Subcommittee: HB 527 – Public Works Projects by Van Zant – AMENDED AND PASSED WITH A COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE (CS) Prohibits state & political subdivisions that contract for construction, maintenance, repair, or improvement of public works from imposing certain conditions on certain contractors, subcontractors, or material suppliers or carriers; provides exception; prohibits state…
DetailsThere are six bills in the Florida legislature to loosen gun restrictions in school and emergency scenarios. One bill that is gaining momentum would allow concealed guns on college campuses in Florida. Students, faculty and parents gathered on the capitol steps, asking the legislature to slow down on those six bills. Richar Martinez’s 20-year -old…
DetailsA Florida House panel gave its unanimous support Monday to a bill that would reduce the amount of testing in public schools. A similar proposal passed out of its first committee in the Senate last week — albeit along party lines. A few members of the public weighed in on the House proposal on Monday,…
DetailsAs the second week of standardized testing gets underway across Florida, a House committee is expected today to advance its plan to ease back on required assessments. But a Senate panel is on a similar course, but announced it wants to first learn more about the difficulties many counties have faced with administering the new…
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