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Another study confirms school choice works

A new study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences has found that students participating in Indiana’s education choice program are more likely to enroll in college than their public-school peers. The report, released this week by the Midwest Regional Education Lab, found that 61% of students utilizing the Indiana… Read more »

Federal testing waiver sought, DeSantis backs full funding for Bright Futures, civics plan and more

Federal testing waiver: Florida education officials said Wednesday that they will ask the federal government for a waiver for testing accountability measures. The waiver, if approved, wouldn't prevent the tests from being given, and how the state would apply the waiver is unclear. Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran has said the state's decisions will be "fair... Read more »

Using education savings accounts to cut out the middleman a la Harry Tuttle

Terry Gilliam’s 1985 film Brazil mixed Orwellian dystopia with Monty Python dark comedic absurdity. Sadly, it now appears to have been keenly prescient. Robert de Niro’s character, Harry Tuttle, runs a guerrilla effort to fix people’s air conditioners due to the ineptitude of a bureaucracy known as Central Services. “This whole system of yours could… Read more »

Lessons one year after the school shutdown, S.B. 86 back for a hearing, school board pay and more

One year after the shutdown: A year after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic closed schools, students and educators talk about what they learned, what they lost, what they gained, how they adapted to the changes in education, how the pandemic could affect the future of education, and their hopes for the 2021-2022 school year... Read more »

Bills for dual enrollment, tax holiday, arrests of children moving, stimulus spending and more

In the Legislature: Dual enrollment would become a state-sponsored expense for eligible public and private schools and home-schooled students under a bill that was approved Thursday by the Senate Appropriations Committee and now goes before the full Senate. News Service of Florida. The annual back-to-school tax holiday won the approval of the Senate Finance and... Read more »

Stimulus bill approved and will send billions to state, more Broward media centers closed, and more

Stimulus money on the way: The U.S. House approved the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package by a vote of 220-211, with all Democrats but one voting for it and all Republicans voting against it. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden, who is expected to sign it into law on Friday. The bill includes... Read more »

Financial aid bill hearing postponed, guns in church bill advances, Monroe schools fully reopening March 29 and more

S.B. 86 sidetracked: A Senate committee hearing Tuesday for the bill that would change the way student college financial aid is awarded was abruptly postponed in the face of growing opposition. S.B. 86, sponsored by state Sen. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, would tie financial aid to a student's choice of majors and make funding for Bright... Read more »

Teachers get vaccination priority at Publix, in-state tuition for grandkids, scholarships audit and more

Coronavirus vaccinations: Publix will start prioritizing vaccinations for teachers and other school employees starting Wednesday, the grocery chain announced Monday. The change in emphasis from giving shots to those over the age of 65 was a federal directive that's intended to expand and streamline access to shots from companies taking part in the Federal Retail... Read more »

Schools to get $6 billion from feds, Bright Futures protest, Keys schools ordered open and more

Federal aid for schools: The U.S. Senate narrowly approved the Biden administration's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on Saturday, which includes nearly $170 billion for K-12 schools and colleges and universities. About $126 billion of that would go to K-12 schools, with colleges and universities receiving $40 billion and $2.7 billion set aside for governors... Read more »

Vaccination gates for school workers thrown open, school choice bill heads to Senate floor, and more

Vaccinations expanded: A day after CVS said it would follow federal guidance instead of Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive order and vaccinate all teachers and school employees regardless of age, DeSantis announced the state would comply with the federal order. Speaking in Crystal River on Thursday, DeSantis said, "The federal government is the one sending us... Read more »

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