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Voucher effects on public schools, pension plans, panic alarm bill delayed, dual enrollment and more
Kindergarten readiness, turnaround schools, bill of rights for parents, compensating athletes and 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
$150 million tax cut proposal, impact of plans on teacher raises, discrimination targeted and 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 »