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Education bill, grading system out of pre-K bill, back-to-school tax holiday, sales tax hike and more

House education bill: The legislative session's major education bill, H.B. 7079, was approved by the House Education Committee Tuesday and is on its way to a vote in the full House. Among other things, the bill aligns the state's accountability system with the new academic standards; eliminates the 9th-grade English language arts and 10th-grade geometry... Read more »

Voucher effects on public schools, pension plans, panic alarm bill delayed, dual enrollment and more

Voucher effects on public schools: A new study of Florida academic achievement concludes that outcomes for public school students improved as the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program expanded. The National Bureau of Economic Research study by David N. Figlio, Cassandra M.D. Hart and Krzysztof Karbownik showed that during the time that vouchers expanded, students attending... Read more »

Kindergarten readiness, turnaround schools, bill of rights for parents, compensating athletes and more

Kindergarten readiness: About 63 percent of the 126,238 Florida children who completed free voluntary prekindergarten were considered “ready” for kindergarten when they arrived in the fall of 2018, according to the latest report from the state Department of Education's Office of Early Learning. About 47 percent of the children who started the program but didn't... Read more »

A day to honor the Parkland victims, school closings threatened, Holocaust education and more

A day of remembrance: Friday was a day for remembering the 17 people killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on Feb. 14, 2018, honoring them through civic activism, community service and a moment of silence, comforting their families, and marking the improvements made in school security and access to mental health services as ways to try to stop such events from happening again…

School closings: Falling student enrollment could push the Broward County School District into closing or combining about 30 schools in the next couple of years. Most of the exodus is happening in the southern part of the county. The district has 30,000 fewer students this year than it did 15 years ago, and chief financial officer Judith Marte predicts a drop of another 4,000 next fall…

Holocaust education: A bill requiring Florida schools and districts to educate K-12 students about the Holocaust was approved last week by the House Education Committee. The bill was prompted by a 2018 incident in Palm Beach County in which a high school principal told a parent that not everyone believes the Holocaust happened and that he couldn’t state that it was a factual event…

A day to remember those killed at Parkland, budgets approved in Senate and House, civics bill and more

Marking a somber day: Two years ago today, a gunman killed 17 people on the campus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Broward County schools are marking the solemn occasion by releasing students early so they can remember the victims, attend memorial services and participate in community service projects. Sun Sentinel. Miami Herald.... Read more »

$150 million tax cut proposal, impact of plans on teacher raises, discrimination targeted and more

Proposal for tax cuts: The Florida House is proposing a tax cut package of $150 million, with much of it coming through a reduction in the communications services tax and tax-free holidays for back-to-school shopping and hurricane preparation. Other education-related components of the bill would propose larger refunds for corporations that give to the Florida... Read more »

Fifth Third Bank announces continued support of scholarships for low-income students in Florida

A week after exiting a scholarship program for economically disadvantaged children over what it cited as anti-LGBTQ policies at a handful of private schools, Fifth Third Bank announced this morning it will continue supporting the program. “We have looked at the annual performance evaluation mandated by the state of Florida, spoken to policymakers and community… Read more »

Safety in schools bill backed, threats test case, board term limits, moment of silence and more

Safety in schools: A bill that would adopt the school safety recommendations from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission has been approved by the Senate Infrastructure and Security Committee. S.B. 7040 was introduced by the Senate Education Committee last month. The bill would require all public and charter schools to align their... Read more »

Differences in eligibility for raises, pilot civics test, new standards, choice, top educators and more

Eligibility for raises: The difference between the Senate's education budget and the House's for the amount dedicated to teacher raises is significant: $650 million from the House and $500 million from the Senate. Another key difference is which teachers will be eligible for those proposed raises. The $92.8 billion Senate bill would allow districts to... Read more »

House bill expands K-12 scholarships, penalties for safety noncompliance, educators honored and more

Expanding scholarships: Four state K-12 scholarship programs would be expanded under a bill introduced and approved Thursday in the House Education Committee. The most substantive changes are proposed for the Family Empowerment Scholarship, which was launched last year and quickly filled its available 18,000 positions. The number of slots would grow to 28,000 students, and... Read more »

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