Florida schools roundup: Schools of hope, budget, bonuses, statue and more
Schools of hope: The Florida House approves a $200 million plan to recruit charter schools as options to persistently low-performing public...
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Education budgets: Leaders in the Florida House and Senate may be $538 million apart in their proposed education budgets, but both...
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Construction funds: Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet approve issuing up to $233 million in education construction bonds. Now legislators have...
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Testing in schools: The Florida Senate and House remain divided on how to reform the state's standardized testing process. Both chamber's...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: DeVos Q&A, teacher evaluations, projects and more
DeVos Q&A: U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos talks about undocumented students, the variety of education options, Title 1 funding, bilingual...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Budgets, charter schools, scholarships and more
Education budgets: Differences in the Senate and House education budgets are a significant factor in the yawning gap in the overall...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Charter schools bills, reading, religion and more
Charter schools plan: State Rep. Kionne McGhee, D-Miami, says the House proposal to turn over failing schools to charter schools...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Diverging recess bills, charter schools and more
Recess in schools: The Florida Senate unanimously approves a bill that would require 20 minutes of daily recess for the state's...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Testing bills, naming rights, charters and more
Senate testing bills merged: The Senate Education Committee decides to merge elements from competing school testing bills. The consolidated bill,...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: 'Schools of hope,' testing and religion bills and more
'Schools of hope': In Florida, 77,000 students attend public schools that have received grades of D or F from the state for...
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