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Florida ‘effectively bans’ College Board’s AP psychology course, Parkland shooting re-enactment today, school book battles, and more

AP psychology course dispute: The Florida Department of Education has "effectively banned" the College Board's AP psychology course by advising the state's school superintendents that its references to sexual orientation and gender identity violate state law. College Board officials are refusing to delete that material, saying the removal would mean the course would not meet... Read more »

Corcoran one of three finalists for New College presidency, Sarasota’s ‘woke’ school budget, new cell phone rules in Orange schools, and more

Around the state: Interim New College of Florida president Richard Corcoran is named one of three finalists for the permanent position, Orange County's school board approves a policy forbidding students from using their cell phones in classes in most cases, Sarasota school board members pass a $1.5 billion-plus budget after removing a sentence that some... Read more »

Black history debate, charter school funding change, DeSantis appoints new Bay County superintendent, and more

Around the state: The state's new black history curriculum is drawing criticism from some black conservatives, a Florida Department of Education rule change will give charter schools more time to improve struggling schools before capital funding is withheld, Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed a replacement for the resigning Bay County school superintendent, Broward school officials... Read more »

Bay County media specialist named state teacher of year, Broward board rejects $100K compensation for teachers, district budgets and more

Teacher of the year: Adrianna Swearingen, a media specialist at Northside Elementary School in Panama City, has been chosen as Florida's teacher of the year, the Florida Department of Education recently announced. The Bay County educator credited her energy for winning the award, which gifts her with $50,000, a one-year stint as the Christa McAuliffe... Read more »

New rules approved by state board, crossing guards sought, professor fired and more

New rules: The Florida Board of Education approved several amendments during a meeting on Wednesday that will impact LBGTQ students. Three amendments and one new rule lay out guidelines to align with recently passed legislation regarding the usage of bathrooms, classroom instruction and admission of minors to adult performances. Two amendments address educators specifically, while two… Read more »

Abundance is the only answer

A district makes a painful decision to close school plagued by persistent low performance and low enrollment. Fortunately, the closest school is a high-performing, highly sought-after affluent urban enclave. Unfortunately, most students affected by the closure won’t have access to that school. Instead, they will wind up in nearby schools with lower achievement levels and… Read more »