Tag: Barry Durbin
Proof of courses, district paying ransom, VAM ratings, grade-changing and more
Career education proposal, effect of later starting times, new scholarship and more
Florida schools roundup: Common Core ending, parents meet with Runcie and more
Common Core: Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will sign an executive order “eliminating Common Core and the vestiges of Common Core” in Florida schools. DeSantis made that promise during his 2018 campaign, saying he had heard complaints from many people about the national academic standards for math and language arts[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: K-12 funding, security, DeSantis, sheriff and more
K-12 funding concerns: Chief state economist Amy Baker tells House Appropriations Committee members that the three-year financial outlook for the state won’t cover expected budget growth in education and other critical areas. She suggests that the Legislature’s decisions on state spending and setting local property tax rates for K-12 education[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Alternatives to college, governor’s race and more
College alternatives: Increasingly, rural students in Florida are choosing to learn a trade instead of going to college. Among the reasons for their choices: Practicality, price and even politics. “It’s all about practicality,” says Wakulla County School District Superintendent Robert Pearce. “The mindset is: What makes the most sense?” Tampa Bay[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Security, school board elections, grades and more
School security: As the Palm Beach County School District’s police force welcomes a new chief, the previous two chiefs are still on the payroll. Frank Kitzerow was hired as the new chief last week, but the outgoing chief, Lawrence Leon, will remain in the department for at least another year and[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Charter funds, gay teacher fired, Baker Act and more
Charters get payments: Under protest, Broward and Orange school districts distribute about $15 million in local construction funding to charter schools after being ordered to do so by the Florida Department of Education. The districts wanted to hold the money in escrow until their lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the law[Read More…]