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Florida schools roundup: Rules waived, extra funding, class times and more

State rules waived: Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Education Commissioner Pam Stewart waive rules to allow students displaced by Hurricane Maria to enter schools in the state. Schools may now accept students who don’t have documentation and hire teachers who don’t have the paperwork proving they are certified. Stewart also waived the residency and student… Read more »

Magnet, charter schools again lead Fla. National Blue Ribbon honors

This year, 12 Florida schools won National Blue Ribbon School designations from the federal government. This year’s winners have one of two things in common. They’re either schools of choice (charter, magnet or magnet-like, private), or they’re part of the Brevard County school district. We’re a bit late to the news. We missed the announcement… Read more »

Florida schools roundup: Charter appeal, constitution review, recess and more

Charter denials upheld: An appeals court rules that the Florida Board of Education overstepped its authority by overruling the denial of two charter school applications by the Indian River County School Board in 2015. The 4th District Court of Appeal judges ruled that Indian River County board had “clear and convincing evidence” to support the denial… Read more »

Florida schools roundup: A wave from Puerto Rico, recognition cash and more

Preparing for a wave: Five legislators are urging Florida education officials to relax their rules so schools can accommodate the expected influx of students who are fleeing the damage to Puerto Rico from Hurricane Irma. In a letter to Education Commissioner Pam Stewart, lawmakers are asking that the state make additional funding available to schools… Read more »

Florida schools roundup: Resegregation, added students, makeup days and more

School resegregation: Florida’s public schools are resegregating, according to a study by the LeRoy Collins Institute. “Student enrollment trends in Florida over the past decades show growing racial isolation for Hispanic and black students on some measures, with signs of continuous segregation on others,” the study says. About 35 percent of black students and 32 percent… Read more »

Florida schools roundup: Makeup days, H.B. 7069, meals, tuition and more

Makeup days: School districts in Hillsborough and Brevard counties won’t make up any of the days they lost to Hurricane Irma, school officials announce. Lake County school officials will convert six early-release days into full days and will have classes on a previously scheduled day off. In Indian River County, the school board will vote tonight… Read more »

Florida schools roundup: Teacher recruiting, H.B. 7069, retention and more

Teacher recruiting: The Palm Beach County School District is trying to fill open positions in part by recruiting teachers from neighboring Broward County. Broward teachers have received postcards boasting about Palm Beach County’s “highest teacher salary in south Florida” as well as affordable health insurance.“We’re trying to think differently about how to attract teachers. The… Read more »

Florida schools roundup: ESSA, Irma, charters, teacher absences and more

ESSA plan: Florida’s plan to implement the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) did not include requests for waivers on some rules, but it does detail how the state will work around the rules the state originally wanted waivers from. Florida would continue to report the progress of students by a variety of demographic breakdowns,… Read more »

What to make of lower absentee rates for Florida charter school teachers?

Teachers in Florida’s district-run public schools are nearly four times as likely to be “chronically absent” from the classroom as their charter school colleagues. And that’s not all, according to a new report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Florida is home to several charter school networks with unionized teachers and collective bargaining contracts. The… Read more »