UPDATE ON SB 1528 RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS As we reported yesterday, a confusing series of strike-all, substitute, and late-filed amendments made it difficult to determine exactly what the outcome was when the Senate Education Appropriations considered this bill on Wednesday. We promised an update on this bill once we were able to sort through…
DetailsThe Plymouth High School Baseball Boosters in Michigan are stunned by a United States Department of Education (ED) decision under its Title IX authority requiring them to immediately tear down fund-raised improvements to baseball bleachers, reports The Huffington Post. The baseball booster club raised funds over six years to change the configuration of their bleachers…
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LEGISLATIVE SESSION SCHEDULE In observance of Passover and Easter, neither the House nor the Senate plan to hold any meetings next week – April 14-18, 2014. When legislators return to Tallahassee April 21, only 11 days will remain in the regular Legislative Session. During these final two weeks of the session, there will be few…
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FSBA LEGISLATIVE SESSION REVIEW WORKSHOPS After the end of the 2014 Legislative Session adjourns, FSBA will conduct our usual series of Legislative Session Review Workshops at various locations around the state. These Workshops provide a comprehensive analysis of education appropriations and details of the education related bills that were approved during the 2014 Legislative Session. …
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BUDGET UPDATE Last week, the House and Senate chambers considered and amended their respective versions of the state budget. The next step in this process is for Conference Committees to be appointed to work out the differences between the two versions. Each chamber appoints a separate conference committee to work on each section of the…
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This Video Update features Dr. Wayne Blanton discussing the highlights of the latest versions of the House and Senate Education Budgets, SB 864 & HB 921 relating to adoption of instructional materials, SB 1528 & HB 7083 relating to Charter Schools, and HB 753 & SB 968 relating to School Safety. Dr. Blanton encourages you…
DetailsBy now, you’ve all read about Kwasi Enin, the Long Island high school student who applied and gained admission to all eight Ivy League schools. Scattered along the East Coast, the universities— Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Princeton and Cornell— are among the most selective in the country, admitting less than 9 percent of…
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TODAY’S HAPPENINGS In the House Justice Appropriations Subcommittee: HB 753 – School Safety by Stube – PASSED WITH A CS Provides exception to prohibition on possession of firearms or other specified devices on school property or other specified areas for authorized concealed weapon or firearm licensees as designated by school principals or district superintendents; provides…
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TODAY’S HAPPENINGS In the House Education Committee: HB 7033 – Middle Grades Education by K-12 – PASSED WITH A CS Requires school that includes certain grades to include information in its school improvement plan & implement early warning system to identify students in need of additional academic support; includes middle grades schools under provisions prohibiting…
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TODAY’S HAPPENINGS In the House Education Appropriations Subcommittee: HB 921 – Instructional Materials / Adoption by M. Gaetz – PASSED WITH A CS Revises provisions relating to review, selection, & adoption of instructional materials; requires instructional materials to be in digital format; provides duties of district school boards relating to district-adopted instructional materials & requisition…
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