Florida schools roundup: Financial literacy, religion, start times and more
Financial literacy: Sen. Dorothy Hukill, R-Port Orange, files a bill that would require students to take a half-credit course of...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Choice lawsuit dismissed, charter law upheld and more
Choice lawsuit dismissed: The Florida Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by several groups that were challenging the...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Suspensions, district choice, DeVos, testing and more
School suspensions: Florida Education Secretary Pam Stewart is talking with school superintendents about ways to cut down on out-of-school suspensions...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: DeVos, union election, teachers honored and more
Support for DeVos: Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Jeb Bush lobby for support for Betsy DeVos, whose confirmation hearing to...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Teacher shortage, Dreamers, Dr. King and more
Teacher shortage: Duval County School Superintendent Nikolai Vitti wants to convert instructional coaches and interventionists into teachers in classrooms, as the...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Budget priorities, a teacher's 'Oscar' and more
Budget priorities: Preliminary education budget numbers from the Florida House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee include a big bump for student uniforms and...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Testing, Bright Futures, teacher absences and more
School testing: After a hearing Wednesday, leaders of the Senate Education Appropriations Subcommittee say they expect to present a bill this...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Education spending, teacher pay, sub ban and more
Education spending: The chairman of the Florida House Appropriations Committee is anticipating cuts in education spending this year and next....
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Bathroom rights, discipline, sit-in protest and more
Bathroom privileges: Several Florida school districts will be watching closely when the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in the case of...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Bonuses, testing, bullying, fitness, loans and more
Teacher bonuses: Almost 7,200 Florida teachers will receive bonuses of about $6,800 under the state's Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship...
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