Tag: Janet Adkins
Florida schools roundup: Zika rules, retention venue, punishment and more
Zika rules: Broward County school officials are considering changing district policy to fight the spread of the Zika virus. Under the emergency rules, students would be permitted to bring certain insect repellent wipes and lotions to school. The school board will vote on the measure Sept. 7. Sun-Sentinel. Retention venue: The state and... READ MORECan Florida’s rural communities support charter schools?
While charter schools have proliferated in Florida, nearly a third...
READ MOREFla. House members eye regulatory ‘roadblocks’ for blended learning
Blended learning is beginning to change the way schools are run,...
READ MOREFlorida House proposes funding for charter school facilities
Florida’s charter schools have complained for years that funding to...
READ MORECould new rules help FL bring quality charter schools to high-need areas?
Some of Florida’s top policymakers have for the past few...
READ MOREFlorida school choice bill ready for final vote in House
School choice legislation that would expand eligibility for the country’s...
READ MOREDoes more school choice ‘lift all ships’?
Can giving low-income families more access to private schools spur...
READ MOREFlorida lawmakers to consider a stack of school choice bills
Editor’s note: Another year, another legislative session, another stack of...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Tutoring oversight, teachers unions, Tony Bennett & more
Tutoring oversight. In the first part of a two-part series on...
READ MOREFlorida House education committee chairs, members named
Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford announced committee assignments today (hat...
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