Florida schools roundup: School grades, testing, score reports and more
School grades: The Florida Department of Education could issue school grades as early as Tuesday. Many think their meaning will...
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Principal power: Principals in seven Florida counties would get more authority and money to turn around underperforming schools under a bill...
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Teacher bonuses: State Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, says the reason the Senate has allocated no money for teacher bonuses is that...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Construction spending, tests, commissioner and more
School construction spending: The Florida Association of District School Superintendents fires off a letter to legislators to refute the allegations that school...
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Pledge of Allegiance: A Florida House committee approves a bill that would give school districts options on how and where...
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K-12 budgets: The Florida House budget bill would provide twice as much construction funding for charter schools as it would for...
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K-12 budgets: The Florida House Education Appropriations Committee proposes raising the K-12 education budget by $601 million, to $20.3 billion, which is about $150...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Test options, sex education, evaluations and more
Alternative tests: The Florida Senate education committee approves a bill that would allow school districts to use the SAT or...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Budget, recess, prayer, uniforms and more
K-12 budget: The Florida Senate Education Appropriations Committee proposes raising the K-12 education budget by $650 million, to $20.3 billion, which is about...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Recess, transfers, capital spending and more
School recess: A bill requiring a daily 20-minute recess in every Florida elementary school goes before the House's K-12 education committee...
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