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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 »

Pro-Palestinian group at UF sues state over order to disband, Pasco leader wants cell phones banned in schools, book challenges, school board prayer, and more

Around the state: Florida's attempt to disband chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine on Florida college campuses has drawn a legal challenge from the group's University of Florida chapter, a state legislator wants a Palm Beach teacher suspended for her pro-Palestinian remarks to the district, Pasco Superintendent Kurt Browning is calling for a ban... Read more »

New Hampshire judge rejects teachers union challenge to Education Freedom Accounts Program

The story: As legal challenges to the wave of newly adopted education choice laws wind through the courts, a judge just handed New Hampshire a big win. On Tuesday, the Merrimack Superior Court rebuffed a legal challenge to the Granite State’s Education Freedom Account Program, siding with the state and three parents who intervened with… Read more »

Florida 8th in charter students’ testing, recess at risk in school deregulation drive, Broward enrollment, and more

Charters' report cards: The first-ever state rankings of charter school students' performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress tests place Florida eighth out of 35 states and the District of Columbia, according to a report from Harvard University. States were ranked on the adjusted average scores for their charter students from 2009 to 2019... Read more »

Palm Beach district settles suit over funds for charter schools, school zone cameras, mold found at Sarasota High, and more

Around the state: Palm Beach's school board has agreed to pay $1.1 million to two charter schools to settle a lawsuit over sharing money generated by a voter-approved tax hike, Hillsborough County is considering putting cameras in school zones to catch speeders, Brevard's school board chair credits better training and an improved reporting process for the... Read more »

AG says FAU search broke law, Duval union leaders retire after federal search, books removed, new school zone maps, and more

Around the state: Attorney General Ashley Moody said a Florida Atlantic University presidential search committee broke the Sunshine Law while it tried to whittle the number of applicants from 60 to 20, two Duval teachers union leaders resign about a month after the FBI and IRS conducted a search of union headquarters and carted out... Read more »

No charges in Broward caps and gowns query, Miami-Dade project combines school and housing for staff, voucher funding, and more

Around the state: Prosecutors are declining to bring charges in an inquiry into a Broward schools contract with a provider of caps and gowns, a Miami-Dade project is underway that will combine an expanded middle school and 200 affordable apartments for school employees, adding funding to a state scholarship program for special needs students is part... Read more »

Rep. Fine details FAU presidency search, substitute teachers, school police forces, top administrators, absenteeism, and more

Around the state: State Rep. Randy Fine said he applied for the job of president at Florida Atlantic University only after he was assured by someone in the Gov. Ron DeSantis administration that "the path has been cleared" and he would "waltz right in," Lee County School Board members will consider a proposal to hire a... Read more »

Special session set on vouchers, Israel, Idalia and more, New College trustees approve lucrative contract for Corcoran, and more

Legislative special session: A special session of the Florida Legislature has been called for the week of Nov. 6 to consider new sanctions against Iran and other governments that sponsor terrorism, add protection for Jewish day schools and other organizations, offer tax relief to victims of Hurricane Idalia, and make more state money available for... Read more »

Charter schools and unbundling: Now a real possibility in Florida

Last week, hundreds of Florida charter school educators convened in Orlando for the state’s annual charter school conference. One hot topic was HB 1, the new state legislation that made every family in the state eligible for education choice scholarships. Right now, the scholarships help hundreds of thousands of families pay private-school tuition. But the… Read more »

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