Florida schools roundup: Turnaround plans, teacher shortages, taxes and more
Turnaround plans: Fourteen Florida districts submitted plans to the State Board of Education to improve 47 schools. Plans from three districts...
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LGBT policies: The Brevard County School Board approves a non-discrimination policy for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff and students. The debate took...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Retentions down, tax rates, testing suit and more
Retentions decline: Fewer than 10,000 Florida third-graders were retained in 2015, a drop of about 40 percent from 2014 and...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: LGBT policy, new job, records suit, arts tax and more
LGBT policy: The Brevard County School Board is expected to decide Tuesday whether to expand the district's anti-harassment policy by banning discrimination against...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Teacher of the year, school infrastructure and more
Teacher of the year: Jessica Solano, a third grade math teacher at Lakeland’s Highlands Grove Elementary School in Polk County for...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Bright Futures, retention, funding and more
Bright Futures: The number of Florida students claiming Bright Futures scholarships continues to decline, according to the Department of Education. The...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Lawsuit appeal, gifted plan, charters and more
Education lawsuit: The groups suing the state over the quality of public education are asking an appeals court to send the case...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Testing, longer school days, discipline and more
School testing: Pasco County School Superintendent Kurt Browning says he'll lobby the Legislature to allow school districts to choose whether...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Financial problems, teacher pay and more
Districts cutting back: The Lee County School District's budget for next year calls for the elimination of about 55 jobs. Superintendent...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Suspensions, charters, teacher bonuses and more
School suspensions: Before this past school year started, Miami-Dade County School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho announced that the district would eliminate...
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