Florida schools roundup: Black suspensions, homelessness and more
Black suspensions: An investigation of more than 600,000 punishments in Pinellas County schools from 2010-2015 shows that black children are suspended...
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Commissioner diagnosis: Florida Education Commissioner Pam Stewart has been diagnosed with breast cancer, according to a Department of Education press...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: FSA cut scores, No Child Left Behind and more
Test cut scores: Education Commissioner Pam Stewart is defending her plan for Florida Standards Assessment test cut score proficiency levels, arguing...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Class sizes, FSA cut scores and more
Class-size violation: The Pinellas County School District intentionally violated the state's class-size rules in the 2014-2015 school year, according to...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Education commissioner, bonuses and more
Elected commissioner: Support is growing among Republican legislators for a bill that would make the education commissioner an elected, Cabinet-level...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Funding, charters, poverty and more
School spending: Even if Gov. Rick Scott's K-12 education spending plans are approved, Florida will continue to lag behind more than 40...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Duval investigation, achievement and more
Duval schools investigated: Do black and Hispanic students in Duval County have equal access to a quality education? That's what the U.S. Department...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Education spending, interpreter bill and more
Education budget: Gov. Rick Scott's proposed $79.3 billion budget would boost spending for K-12 by $507.3 million, but only 15 percent...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Budget, new bills, Common Core and more
Schools spending: Some Republican legislators want Gov. Rick Scott to publicly acknowledge that increased spending on education in the next budget,...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Teacher evaluations, top high schools and more
Teacher evaluations: A report by the National Council on Teacher Quality finds that most states now require objective measures of student...
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