Some schools still closed: Communities along Florida’s east coast are recovering from the damage caused by Hurricane Matthew last week, and schools in several districts remain closed today. Florida Times-Union. WJCT. WJXT. WJAX. Florida Today. Palm Beach Post. WFTV. St. Augustine Record. Daytona Beach News-Journal. Fernandina Beach News-Leader. TCPalm. Palm Coast Observer. WWSB. The National Guard is helping get schools ready… Read more »
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Florida schools roundup: Matthew, charters, prepaid, tweet regret and more
Matthew’s impact: As Hurricane Matthew works its way up Florida’s east coast, many of the state’s school districts remain closed today. Orlando Sentinel. Tampa Bay Times. WUSF. WFLA. WTSP. Fort Myers News-Press. Naples Daily News. Bradenton Herald. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Ocala Star Banner. Daytona Beach News-Journal. Daily Commercial. WCTV. Charter schools: Just a week after the U.S. Department of Education… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: Case rejected by court, school impact fees and more
School banner case: The U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear a case brought by an ex-porn star against the Palm Beach County School District. The district removed school banners for a tutoring service run by David Mech after it learned Mech had been a porn star. Mech then sued, arguing the decision was a violation of… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: Education budget boost, teacher shortage and more
Education budget: The Florida Board of Education is requesting that the state increase per-pupil spending from $7,183 this year to $7,359 next year, with the overall budget increasing about 3.4 percent to $20.9 billion. The proposal would kill the current teachers bonuses program and create a new $43 million plan, and boost funding for Bright Futures… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: Grades in, Vitti’s job, racial goals and more
School grades: The 114 Florida schools that received preliminary grades of incomplete in May now have their final marks from the state. Incompletes are given when fewer than 95 percent of a school’s students take the Florida Standards Assessments tests. Orlando Sentinel. Both schools in Franklin County receive C grades from the state. Apalachicola Times. Superintendent jobs: After… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: Superintendent jobs, suspensions, testing and more
Superintendent jobs: Duval County School Board chairwoman Ashley Smith Juarez says she asked Superintendent Nikolai Vitti to resign because she thinks his plan to gradually close the achievement gaps between white and minority students is too timid. “To accept these results is to accept the racism that has plagued our district for decades,” Smith Juarez says. “That… Read more »
One man’s war on Florida’s desegregated schools
“We do not refuse anyone on account of race,” Orange Park Normal and Industrial School principal Amos W. Farnham wrote to William N. Sheats in the spring of 1894. In a letter to Sheats, Florida’s top education official, Farnham described a faith-based institution in Clay County that was racially integrated 60 years before Brown v…. Read more »
Florida schools roundup: Anti-violence plan, superintendent’s job and more
School violence: The Miami-Dade School District becomes the first in the country to implement the Sandy Hook Promise in all its schools. It’s a violence-protection program started by parents who lost children in the Newtown, Conn., elementary school massacre in 2012. It emphasizes social inclusion by reaching out to isolated students, and trains students and staff… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: No homework, school choices, recess drive and more
No homework: Mandatory homework is out at Henry S. West Laboratory School, a public K-8 in Coral Gables. School officials say students will no longer be graded on homework or penalized if they don’t finish the optional assignments. Principal Barbara Soto Pujadas says the school’s families are overstressed and overscheduled. Miami Herald. Neighborhood schools: The concept of neighborhood schools is… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: Scholarship appeal, ethics, spending and more
Scholarship appeal: The Florida Supreme Court is being asked to step into the fight over the state’s tax credit scholarship program. Several groups that think the program is unconstitutional are appealing an appeals court ruling that the groups do not have the legal standing to challenge the program. The state Supreme Court is not obligated to… Read more »
