Florida schools roundup: Suspensions, teacher shortages, tax holiday and more
School suspensions: Suspensions in Florida K-12 schools dropped almost 13 percent from the 2011-2012 school year to 2013-2014, according to...
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Testing alternatives: A bill allowing school districts to use alternatives to the Florida Standards Assessments tests didn't get through this...
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School choice plan: Thirteen school districts in central Florida say they will work together to implement the new school choice rules...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Bright Futures, education trial, charter schools and more
Bright Futures: Incoming Senate President Joe Negron, R-Palm Coast, says he intends to bolster the Bright Futures program to cover full...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Education funding, charter school studies and more
Education funding: Florida ranks 42nd in the country in funding levels per pupil and 44th in coverage, which measures the degree...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Overhaul skepticism, construction rules and more
Plan questioned: Leaders in St. Petersburg's black community expressed skepticism that the plan to overhaul five high-poverty elementary schools will work, and...
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Proposed overhaul: Pinellas County school officials announce a series of changes to address problems at several high-poverty schools in black neighborhoods...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Civil rights query, testing, athletics and more
Discrimination query: The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights launches an investigation into the Pinellas County School District's treatment...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Education trial, higher pay, construction debt and more
Education on trial: A circuit court judge grills Education Commissioner Pam Stewart about the laws governing state vs. local control...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Teacher bonuses, opt-out, name a baby and more
Teacher bonuses challenge: A Florida administrative judge hears arguments in a challenge to the state's teacher bonuses program. The case...
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