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Districts consider consultants, face masks, reading test scores, paddling principal seeks deal and more

Around the state: The Hillsborough school board is being asked to hire a consultant to analyze district enrollment and recommend whether school boundaries need to be adjusted, Duval's board is being asked to consider hiring a consultant to help lure students back to district schools, school boards in Orange and Sarasota counties will vote today... Read more »

State still hasn’t submitted plan for federal funds, learning options, enrollment, dress code and more

Still no state plan: The Florida Department of Education is now a month past the deadline for submitting a plan explaining how it would use billions of dollars in federal aid to help schools rebound from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The plans were due June 7 to the U.S. Department of Education, and... Read more »

QAnon eyeing school board seats, CRT training for teachers who don’t teach it, Elsa’s exit and more

Q and school boards: Followers of the right-wing conspiracy group QAnon have a new approach to spreading their beliefs: running for seats on school boards and other local offices. Many followers are galvanizing support with their opposition to race-conscious education, as symbolized by the controversy over the teaching of critical race theory. They're starting to... Read more »

Ohio dots the “i” in choice for a remarkable 2021 legislative season

Ohio lawmakers may have saved the best for last in a remarkable year for parental choice programs. School Choice Ohio ran down all the private school provisions here but briefly Ohio lawmakers created an afterschool enrichment Education Savings Account. They also created a new private choice scholarship tax credit, and expanded the funding and eligibility… Read more »

Bonus plan for educators draws federal scrutiny, watching Elsa, cap and gown contract, and more

Bonus plan questions: Gov. Ron DeSantis' proposal to use $216 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to give teachers and principals $1,000 bonuses conflicts with federal guidelines on how the funds may be used, the U.S. Department of Education has informed the state. Those guidelines say the funds must be used for "specified statutory purposes,"... Read more »

DeSantis vetoes civics education bill, transgender law challenged in court, new laws and more

Surprise veto for civics bill: Gov. Ron DeSantis has stunned legislators by vetoing a bill with unanimous, bipartisan support that would have developed a civics literacy program emphasizing student engagement. DeSantis said the bill sought "to further ‘so-called’ action ethics but does so in a way that risks promoting the preferred orthodoxy of two particular... Read more »

Board defends charter decision, parents defend charters and more.

Surfside: Two Miami-Dade students are among the 150 missing in the Surfside condo collapse. Miami-Dade Public School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho told the Miami Herald that they have been able to connect with 15 of the 17 students living in the building. Miami Herald. Duval: Duval County Public Schools will be getting a new chief… Read more »

Sports betting proposal, student art exhibitions, school upgrades, intellectual diversity and more

Around the state: A sports betting proposal has been pitched in an effort to fund education, schools in Manatee will see upgrades, a building was renamed after a late school board member, more vaccination sites are opening in Duval, and student art exhibitions are on display. Here are details about those stories and other developments from... Read more »

Vocational education bills, bus routes cut, referendum spending updates and more

In the Legislature: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed three bills aimed at strengthening vocational education. During a press conference at Hillsborough Community College's Dale Mabry campus on Thursday, he said the last five to 10 years led to a "reality check" for four-year universities, and said students should not be "shoehorned" into programs that aren't right for... Read more »

Reading scores released, rules for student-athlete pay, new FSU president, face mask rules axed and more

Around the state: Florida State University has a new president, Seminole County Public Schools drops mask rules, safety chief resigns in Broward, new curriculum could come to Indian River, a middle school in Manatee has a new name, rules have been set for student-athlete pay, and Florida Standards Assessment data has been released statewide. Here are... Read more »

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