Tag: Andy Tuck
Replacing Carvalho, student loan payments paused, Hall explains CRT flip, and more
Back-to-school tax holiday begins, district spending spree, course mandates and more
Bonus eligibility, sales tax hike proposal, budgets, contract talks, pre-K test and more
Contract rejected, sales tax hike vote, assault guns, heat death inquiry and more
Teacher of the year, sales tax hike fight, pre-K improvement plans and more
Florida schools roundup: Graduation rate up, student enrollment down and more
Schools’ graduation rate up: Florida’s high school graduation rate hit a record high last spring at 86.1 percent, according to figures released Wednesday by the state Department of Education. That’s 3.8 percentage points higher than the 2017 rate. Also impressive is the improvement made by minority students. Black students graduated[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Corcoran on BOE agenda, locking delay, discipline and more
BOE and Corcoran: The Florida Board of Education will consider Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis’ choice of Richard Corcoran as education commissioner at its just-scheduled Monday meeting. The seven-member BOE is tasked with approving an education commissioner, and in the past has conducted national searches. But BOE chair Marva Johnson and vice-chair[Read More…]