Florida schools roundup: Civil rights complaint, closings, a kind act and more
Civil rights complaint: A federal civil rights complaint is filed against the Pinellas County School District. The Southern Poverty Law Center...
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More appeals: Seminole and Broward counties are joining the Florida Department of Education and Orange and Hernando counties in appealing...
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Retention appeal: The Florida Department of Education and two schools districts are appealing a judge's ruling last week against the state's policy...
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Retention decision: A judge says the state erred in automatically holding back third-graders who do poorly on the state Florida Standards...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Scholarship growth, homework, gifted and more
Scholarship growth: More than 92,000 Florida students are now receiving scholarships for private schools through the state's tax credit scholarship program....
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Zika rules, retention venue, punishment and more
Zika rules: Broward County school officials are considering changing district policy to fight the spread of the Zika virus. Under the...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Pledge waiver, testing, school reforms poll and more
Pledge problems: After some parents protested when their children brought home a waiver to opt out of reciting the Pledge of...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Retention hearing, Zika, sales tax vote and more
Retention hearing: Parents from around the state testify in a hearing to determine if the state's retention policy for third-graders is legal. The...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Retention lawsuit, testing penalty and more
Feds reject request: A state judge schedules a hearing today on the lawsuit against the Florida Department of Education's policy on...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Retention lawsuit, Zika uniforms and more
Retention lawsuit: Education Commissioner Pam Stewart is asking a federal judge to take over the lawsuit filed against the Department of...
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