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NCAA warns against banning transgender athletes, charter school bills, group pans waiver and more

NCAA's transgender message: The NCAA has warned that any state passing a bill banning transgender females from competing in girls high school and college sports will risk losing championship events. Florida is one of more than 20 states considering such a bill and today, the House is expected to vote on H.B. 1475, which would... Read more »

Orleans County, Arizona

The Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University released new data recently, covering the years 2007 to 2018. Opportunity Project scholars linked state achievement exams in grades 3-8 across the country to allow comparisons. Arizona – the state with the nation’s largest charter school sector, a very active open-enrollment market and private choice programs to boot… Read more »

Most test consequences waived by state, YouTube cracks down on DeSantis, transgender bill and more

Most test consequences waived: Statewide testing will go on as planned this year, but the Florida Department of Education announced Friday that students' performance won't be held against them. Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran waived three key rules regarding the use of test scores: that 3rd-graders had to pass the state reading test to move to... Read more »

‘Intellectual freedom’ bill heading to governor, chambers approve budgets, Bright Futures and more

'Intellectual diversity' bill passes: The bill that would require colleges and universities to conduct annual surveys of students and staff about their beliefs and viewpoints as a way to promote intellectual diversity was approved by the Senate on Wednesday and is now headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis. H.B. 233 would also prohibit colleges from "shielding"... Read more »

Virtual option targeted, union dues bill may exempt cops and firefighters, early education bill and more

House budget and school choice: The Legislature is generally friendly to school choice options, but one such program would be curtailed under provisions in the Florida House budget plan. H.B. 5101 would cap the number of out-of-district students allowed to attend a district-run virtual school to less than 50 percent of the total enrollment in... Read more »

Pandemic boom for south Florida private schools, shot demand rescinded, children in poverty and more

Around the state: The pandemic has brought a boom to south Florida private schools from the northeast United States, Nova Southeastern University in Davie backs off its intent to require students and staff to be vaccinated before returning to school next fall after Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an order banning so-called "vaccine passports," about 210,000... Read more »

FSA testing begins Monday, more students located, shots required, school board salaries and more

Statewide testing: Florida Standards Assessments testing begins Monday in schools around the state, a development that has parents of students who have been learning remotely all year bristling with anxiety and anger. They don't understand why their students should have to risk their health by going to schools to take the tests, but they're also... Read more »

$1,000 bonuses proposed for teachers and principals, ransom demand, budgets, school aid, and more

Bonuses for educators: Every public school teacher and principal in the state would receive a bonus of $1,000 for their "heroic work" during the pandemic if legislators go along with a recommendation Gov. Ron DeSantis made Wednesday. About $216 million in federal coronavirus aid would be used to fund the bonuses for almost 180,000 fulltime... Read more »

National nonprofit ‘pressure-tests’ innovative education choice programs in Florida and beyond

Like most great ideas, this one started on the ground, with a handful of eighth graders. After spending middle school in a unique environment that has earned the reputation of being the Southeast’s first urban farm school, the teens were unwilling to trade the lush gardens of the Melbourne Eau Gallie Arts District for the… Read more »

COVID protection for schools, education budgets, child abuse report, rifle raffle and more

COVID protections: A bill offering legal protections for K-12 schools, colleges and universities dealing with coronavirus-related issues gets a hearing today in the Senate Education Committee. The proposal would shield universities from lawsuits over their decisions to shut down campuses because of the pandemic, and prohibit the state from using standardized test scores to assess... Read more »

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