Around the state: Mentors are needed for a program in Citrus, history standards stir controversy nationwide, a change in plans at the newest high school in Palm Beach, back-to-school giveaways in Duval and Orange and new leadership in Lee. Here are details about those stories and other developments from the[Read More…]
Tag: back to school
The fight for education equity continues as new school year begins
As students begin returning to classrooms, I can’t help but notice that some parents are willing to risk it all for their child’s education. Many are not satisfied with their current learning environment and have taken extreme measures for a chance to have an equal opportunity. Reports across the United[Read More…]
The Gilberts ride the whirlwind
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Florida’s hurricane season begins in June, but in the Gilbert household, the wind starts blowing in August. The family’s perfect storm of activity will commence next week with the first day of the new school year. Stephanie Gilbert will load her five children into the car at[Read More…]
Back to school countdown begins as tax holiday ends and more
K-12 education continues to evolve as new school year begins
Florida students are heading back to school for the 2019-20 academic year and into a school system that remains stable, but which has been evolving. This school district enrollment chart looks similar to the way it looked at the end of the 20th century, but with more students: Plenty of[Read More…]
Multiple school choice options are just right for this family
Today is back-to-school day for most school districts in Florida. But for the Plucinski family of Central Florida, it’s back to schools. And not just district schools. Sisters Cora and Zuri will board a school bus to start the day at a district elementary school, while mom Corin Plucinski will[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Tax credit scholarships, growth, testing and more
Tax credit scholarships. Convert the program to a private charity with no tax-credit support, a Florida Times-Union guest column argues. Growth. Orange County gets new public schools for the new year. Orlando Sentinel. Failure factories. Black lawmakers in South Pinellas County say promises to their community were broken. Tampa Bay[Read More…]
Florida roundup: Failure factories, school choice, back to school and more
School choice. The school system needs to be tailored to individual students’ needs, Miami-Dade’s superintendent writes in a back-to-school op-ed touting the expansion of the district’s school choice programs. Miami Herald. Duval students return with more choices available. Florida Times-Union. Failure factories. Part two of a Tampa Bay Times investigation[Read More…]