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DeSantis warns GOP school board members, sex ed, face masks, ‘redshirt’ kindergartners and more

DeSantis on school boards: Gov. Ron DeSantis promised to turn his "political apparatus" against Republican school board members or candidates who disagree with his educational reforms. "We’re not going to support any Republican candidate for school board who supports critical race theory in all 67 counties or supports mandatory masking of school children," DeSantis said... Read more »

Superintendent search reset, Duval teacher with COVID dies, continuing yearbook issues and more

Around the state: Broward school board members decide to reopen the search for an interim superintendent to outside candidates after rejecting all 13 internal applicants, a Duval County teacher has died of complications from the coronavirus, the St. John County school dress code committee's meeting Thursday was postponed after news organizations were told they couldn't... Read more »

Innovative program charts smooth course for at-risk youth

[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”37″ gal_title=”SailFuture”] You easily could overlook the once-abandoned, two-story building tucked away on an industrial stretch off 22nd Avenue N in St. Petersburg. Beyond the chain-link face running alongside it, motorists whoosh past on I-275, oblivious to the renovated historic, red-brick structure. Dating back nearly 100 years, it’s soon to be the home of… Read more »

DeSantis signs $100B state budget with $22.8B for K-12 education, COVID cases, school financing, and more

DeSantis signs budget: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the record $100 billion state budget into law on Wednesday, saying it "really reflects a state government that is meeting the core concerns of Floridians." He vetoed about 150 projects totaling $1.5 billion in spending from the measure approved by the Legislature, but the budget is still $8... Read more »

podcastED: redefinED interview with military spouse, scholarship mom Jessica Bianchi

On this episode, redefinED senior writer Lisa Buie speaks with Jessica Bianchi, whose husband, Juan Santana, is a chief petty officer in the Navy and stationed in Jacksonville. Their son, Jan, is a rising freshman on a Gardiner Scholarship at Morning Star School, and their daughter, Gia, attends Christ the King Catholic School. Bianchi, who… Read more »

Transgender females banned from women’s school sports, 6 Duval schools to be renamed and more

Transgender ban signed: Tuesday, on the first day of LGBTQ Pride Month, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the education bill that includes a provision barring transgender females from competing in high school and college women's sports. DeSantis said the ban protects the integrity of women’s and girls’ sports, and denied that the timing of the signing... Read more »

A claim of racial and gender bias, drinking water advisory, the cost of renaming schools and more

Around the state: Charges of gender and racial bias made against a high-ranking Hillsborough school official are dismissed but Superintendent Addison Davis said the case is not closed and at least one school board member favors an investigation, 20 Palm Beach County schools are under a drinking water advisory after toxins were discovered in water... Read more »

Teaching about race in schools, transgender ban, student vaccinations, face masks and more

Racial matters and schools: Talking about race in schools can be a contentious subject, and it's about to get even more contentious soon. Gov. Ron DeSantis has vowed to keep any discussion of critical race theory, which contends that racism is rooted throughout American history and in its institutions, out of Florida's K-12 classrooms because... Read more »

COVID school year in review, some teachers won’t get bonuses, face mask policies debated and more

A COVID year in review: Most educators are breathing a sigh of relief as the school year ends. They and students faced coronavirus infections, quarantines, academic backsliding, remote learning, and the deaths of colleagues, classmates and family members. "It’s probably a year that they will never forget — probably don’t want to ever have to... Read more »

Duval superintendent recommends six schools be renamed, dress codes, face mask policies and more

Around the state: Duval County's superintendent recommends renaming six schools that carry the names of Confederate officials, St. Johns County school officials say they will appoint a committee to review the district's dress code and recommend changes, more districts are changing their mandatory face mask policy or say they plan to, expanded summer school programs... Read more »

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