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Purple Star schools pen letters to service members, book ban bill, chronic absenteeism and more

Around the state: Parents in Palm Beach can use a bus tracking service for their student, an associate professor is teaching students at University of Florida the importance of recycling batteries, the “Fight Book Bans Act” has been proposed and chronic absenteeism is being addressed across the state. Here are details about those stories and… Read more »

State report says FAU violated law in its presidential search, OD on a Levy school bus, and more

Around the state: A State University System investigation has concluded that the Florida Atlantic University search for a president violated state law and is recommending that FAU restart the search from the beginning, three teenagers from Chiefland Middle-High School in Levy County suffered near-fatal drug overdoses on a school bus on their way to classes... Read more »

State says school libraries are forum for government speech, governor’s budget, and more

Around the state: Florida's reply to lawsuits over books removed from school libraries contend that those libraries are a "forum for government speech," Gov. Ron DeSantis releases his state budget recommendations this morning, Flagler schools are considering extending each of the seven high school class periods by a minute in order to have a longer... Read more »

Duval school repairs cost soars, Orange OKs preferred pronouns, book challenges and more

Around the state: Duval school district officials say the cost of the 15-year work list of school repairs and construction approved by voters in 2020 has doubled from $1.9 billion to $3.9 billion, Orange school officials will allow teachers to use students' preferred pronouns if they have parental permission, Brevard school board members agree with... Read more »

Florida’s teen health survey, cell phones in schools, top educators, why teachers leave, and more

Around the state: Four months after the state said it would release the results of its own voluntary teen health survey conducted last spring at select high schools, the results are still unknown, Manatee and Flagler school districts name their principal and assistant principal of the year, Tampa Bay area school districts agree that cell... Read more »

Walton superintendent and other educators honored, COVID tests, second school walkout, and more

Around the state: Walton County's A. Russell Hughes has been named the state superintendent of the year, top educators are announced in Alachua and Manatee counties, Collier County's school district is being sued because it wouldn't release e-mail addresses of parents of students and other records, Charlotte County schools are being threatened with a lawsuit... Read more »

Preferred pronouns, district investigated for alleged discrimination, and more

Around the state: Orange school board members said district teachers have the option of calling students by their preferred pronouns as long as the students have permission from a parent, the Hillsborough school district and the University of Tampa are being investigated by the U.S. Department of Education for alleged discrimination, Pasco school board members... Read more »

Charter schools, principal removed, Pink’s claim checked, and more

Around the state: A study of charter schools' performance in nine U.S. cities shows that their students made greater academic gains than students in traditional public schools even though charter schools received less money, a Martin County high school principal is reprimanded and will be removed after having a student strip to his underwear in... Read more »

Most districts closed all week, two teachers unions fight to stay alive, pronoun advice, and more

Around the state: All but four state public school districts are closed all week for the Thanksgiving break, teachers unions in Miami-Dade and Pinellas are struggling to meet the new state requirements to keep their certification, a Palm Beach County 1st-grade teacher has been placed on leave while the district decides if her comments about... Read more »

Get smart fast, vol. 19

The most common method for identifying students with dyslexia involves tests that detect a “discrepancy” between a student’s IQ and their reading performance. It’s discredited, but still widely used, leaving large numbers of students without help they should be getting. Up to around 20 percent of the U.S. population has dyslexia, a neurological condition that makes… Read more »

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