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DeSantis: I won’t sign social media bill without parental rights, Jewish schools funding, and more

Social media ban: Both the Senate and the House approved a bill Thursday that scrapped plans on putting a flat ban on students under 16 from having social media accounts. Instead, it would allow those platforms to sign up minors only if they also require them to eliminate "engagement" tactics designed to keep youngsters scrolling.... Read more »

Senate to vote on social media ban that gives parents no rights, communism lessons and more

Social media ban bill: Senators continued on Wednesday to tweak the bill that would ban students under 16 from opening social media accounts. The most notable of the changes would require social media platforms to offer an anonymous age verification option. That may satisfy a concern expressed by Gov. Ron DeSantis about the age verification... Read more »

School safety bills advance on 6th anniversary of Parkland school shooting, flag bill, and more

School safety bills okayed: On the sixth anniversary of a gunman killing 17 students and employees at a Broward County high school, the House Education and Employment Committee unanimously approved two bills intended to improve school safety. HB 1473 would require all school doors and entry points to be locked unless they're being guarded, and... Read more »

Broward marks 6th anniversary of school shooting and plans metal detectors, reading plan and more

Around the state: The sixth anniversary of the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County will be marked with service projects and a moment of silence for the 17 victims, Broward Superintendent Peter Licata said the district is planning to install metal detectors in schools, a Hillsborough school's reading program was so... Read more »

Proposed tax cut bill could be trimmed, social media ban bill coming up, vouchers and more

Tax cut cutbacks: The House's proposed tax cut bill, released Monday, is significantly smaller than the version Gov. Ron DeSantis pitched in his budget. Taxes would be trimmed by about $700 million instead of the $1.1 billion the governor requested. Among the cuts is one of the two, two-week back-to-school tax holidays proposed by DeSantis.... Read more »

State again investigating Broward construction program, teen resiliency survey, books and more

Around the state: A second state investigation has been launched into Broward's troubled school bond program, Florida teens did well in overall resiliency in the recent state survey but continue to struggle with depression and bullying, Leon district officials and the teachers union reach a contract agreement, Hernando's school board votes to remove two books... Read more »

Senate and House pass budgets, FAU trustee chair steps down, investigation of transgender athlete widens, and more

Chambers pass budgets: Members of the Senate and House have approved their respective state budgets, leaving legislators four weeks to negotiate the differences and pass a final spending plan by March 5 so the session can end as scheduled March 8. The differences amount to $392 million out of $115 billion-plus budgets. Major education-related differences... Read more »

Legislative session hits halfway point, budget talks progress, property tax changes, and more

Mid-session overview: Several high-priority bills related to education are expected to get increased attention from legislators as the second half of the 60-day session begins today. Just this week, senators expressed support for the House's proposal to ban social media accounts for students under 16 despite questions about the bill's constitutionality. Also to be decided,... Read more »

The transition to the third era of US public education has begun

three eras of American society: pre-industrial, industrial, and post-industrial

U.S. public education has had three primary eras. The first era reflected the needs of a sparsely populated rural agrarian society. Most children were homeschooled and literacy focused primarily on reading the Bible. The federal government began promoting public education through the U.S. Postal Service, which Congress created in 1775, by subsidizing the distribution of… Read more »

Almost half of state students now attend a school of choice, social media bill advances and more

1.7M choice students: Nearly 1.7 million Florida K-12 students attended a school of choice last year rather than their assigned school, according to enrollment data from the Florida Department of Education. That's 49 percent of all state students, and about 42,000 more than the previous year. Charter schools continue as the most popular choice option... Read more »

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