Florida schools roundup: Recess time, construction, planning and more
Extra recess time: The Miami-Dade County School District adds 15 minutes a week to recess time for preschool, kindergarten and elementary...
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Scholarships upheld: An appeals court affirms a lower court ruling that the state's teachers union and other groups do not have legal standing...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: English proficiency, another Day 1 and more
English proficiency: Of the nearly 260,000 children who took the statewide English-language learner proficiency exam, which measures listening, reading, writing and speaking...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Retention, construction, back to school and more
Retention issues: A judge says she may rule this week in a lawsuit brought against the state's third-grade retention policy. Leon...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: District emergency, court hearing, Zika and more
Financial emergency: The Jefferson County School District is in a financial emergency, the Florida Department of Education declares. The state...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Retention lawsuit, Zika, transfers and more
Retention lawsuit: A group of parents has filed suit against the Florida Department of Education and seven school districts over the...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Back to school, promotions, prayers, pay and more
Back to school: It's back to school day for students in 38 of Florida's 67 counties. Dixie and Washington counties...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Zika alert, recess, teacher shortage and more
Zika and schools: Gov. Rick Scott orders Florida's Department of Health and Department of Education to provide mosquito repellent and teacher...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Capital funds, ESSA answer, learning gap and more
Capital spending: A reduction of the state's school capital tax and the near evaporation of the state's Public Education Capital...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Sales tax holiday, resource officers, Zika and more
Sales tax holiday: Florida's back-to-school sales-tax break weekend begins today and ends Sunday. Buyers will not have to pay the...
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