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Senate committee’s teacher pay proposal, carrying on campuses, restricting restraints and more

Teacher raises: The Florida Senate Education Committee has released its $22.6 billion budget plan that calls for an increase in spending of $762 million, with $500 million of it going toward teacher salary increases. That’s about $100 million less than Gov. Ron DeSantis requested to raise starting teacher salaries, and the Senate also would distribute the money differently than DeSantis wanted…

Weapons at schools: Two bills are approved by a House subcommittee that would allow people to carry guns in churches that have schools and permit school board members with concealed carry permits to be armed at school board meetings. Both H.B. 1437 and H.B. 183 received bipartisan support in the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee…

Restricting restraints: A House subcommittee has approved a bill that could put restrictions on the use of restraints on students. H.B. 1231 would define the terms “restraint” and “seclusion” and establish when their use is permitted. School districts would have to create policies emphasizing positive behavior interventions and train employees in their use…

The intellectual legacy and example of Clayton Christensen

A key contributor to understanding innovation in the modern economy died last week at age 67. Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen laid the groundwork for our understanding of disruptive innovation in technology and business, a concept that has been called the most influential business idea of the early 21st century – and one that should… Read more »

Scholarship eligibility changes considered, teacher pay hikes, suit against safety assistants and more

Scholarship eligibility: Access to the Family Empowerment Scholarship would be improved for economically disadvantaged families under an amendment to S.B. 1220 that may be considered today by the Senate Education Committee. The amendment, proposed by committee chair Sen. Manny Diaz, R-Hialeah, would expand eligibility by aligning the income requirements between the new scholarship. adopted last... Read more »

Error means bonuses must be repaid, school security, school meal changes, absenteeism issues and more

Bonuses given in error: About three-dozen Palm County School District counselors, media specialists and other school employees have been told they have to repay the $2,500 bonuses they received from the state two weeks before Christmas because of a district error. District administrators say they misinterpreted eligibility requirements for the Best and Brightest educator bonuses,... Read more »

Search is on for money for teacher raises, charter authorization and guardian training bills, and more

House on teacher raises: The House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, charged by House leadership with finding money from existing state budget items that could be shifted into teacher raises, announced it has identified $520 million. Of that total, $462.2 million could be used for raises through the base student allocation. Subcommittee chair Rep. Chris Latvala, R-Clearwater,... Read more »