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Graduation fix, tax funds for charter schools, five professors denied tenure at New College, Fine’s ethics case, and more

House approves graduation fix: Members of the Florida House voted unanimously Wednesday to ease new, stricter high school graduation standards that had threatened to keep thousands of Florida seniors from receiving a diploma this spring. A provision in H.B. 1537 will put a pause on higher test score standards approved in 2018 but postponed until... Read more »

podcastED: Founder of Arizona charter school for children with autism seeks to take model national

On this episode, senior writer Lisa Buie talks with Diana Diaz-Harrison, a former teacher, television journalist and founder at Arizona Autism Charter School in Phoenix, the Southwest region’s only tuition-free school specializing in best practices for students who are on the autism spectrum. Diaz-Harrison started the school in 2014 after her son, Sammy, who was… Read more »

A high school graduation ‘fix,’ replacement tests proposed, education spending, Duval’s Greene target of DOE letter, and more

Graduation 'fix' proposed: Members of the Florida House have approved a "temporary" revision to H.B. 1537 that will ease the standards required for high school graduation this spring. Scores needed on alternative tests such as the SAT or ACT used to qualify for graduation were scheduled to go up significantly, and school districts around the... Read more »

Legislature reaches deal on $26.8B in K-12 spending and changes in the school funding formula, and more

K-12 school funding: Members of the Legislature's conference committee reached an agreement Monday on K-12 spending for the 2023-2024 fiscal year and on changing the formula the state uses to determine how much money each school district receives. Almost $26.8 billion of the expected $115 billion state budget will go for K-12 spending, an increase... Read more »

Legislators about to remake higher ed, state budget discussions, public union changes, discipline program, and more

Remaking higher ed: Legislators are expected to sign off soon on several bills that will make significant changes to the state's higher education system. Colleges and universities would be forbidden from putting money into diversity and inclusion programs and would review college courses for traces of lessons that assert "systemic racism, sexism, oppression, and privilege"... Read more »

‘Lord of the Rings’ paraphrased: One board to rule them all and in the darkness bind them

Last week, I documented the sad decline of charter school laws passed since 2000 if you actually want laws to produce charter school seats. If you prefer to mostly go through the motions of having a “charter law” without many actual schools, or in Kentucky’s case any charter schools, then the post-2000 laws have been… Read more »

Board bans teaching of gender identity, sexuality through 12th grade, partisan school board elections, New College tenure memo and more

Parents' rights expanded: Restrictions on classroom discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity have been expanded from grades K-3 through the 12th grade under a rule approved Wednesday by Florida's Board of Education. The new rule states that teachers in grade 4-12 "shall not intentionally provide classroom instruction…on sexual orientation or gender identity" unless the... Read more »

High school graduation rate declines expected, Broward schools reopening, DOE intervention in Hernando, and more

Graduation declines? School officials around the state are bracing for graduation rates to decline by as much as 10 percent this year because of the ongoing effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of changes in students using alternative tests to be eligible for graduation. Students who choose to use the SAT test to... Read more »

Parental rights expansion backed, what was behind the removal of the period question, Broward schools closed again and more

Parental rights update: A bill that would expand the Parental Rights in Education law approved by the Legislature in 2022 was backed Thursday by the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee and now goes before the full Senate next week. S.B. 1320 would broaden the state’s prohibition on teaching about sexual identity and gender orientation from grades... Read more »

DEI references dropped from higher ed bill, House’s $1.4B tax-cut package, flooding rains close Broward schools, and more

DEI references out of bill: Targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs was a primary part of Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan to overhaul higher education. Now, references to DEI have been scrubbed from the bill that was approved Wednesday by a Senate committee. Instead, it limits spending on a broader set of themes, and universities would... Read more »

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