Graduation rates: The U.S. graduation rate hit a record 82 percent in 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Education. That’s up three points from 2011, when the department began calculating the rate by the number of students who graduated with a regular diploma within four years. Florida matched the[Read More…]
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Florida schools roundup: Job cuts, nurse shortage, school repairs and more
Job cuts urged: A consultant tells the Hillsborough County School District that it should cut 1,761 jobs over the next five years to save $404 million. More than 1,000 of those job cuts would come from the teaching staff, which the Gibson Consulting Group says is larger than comparably sized districts.[Read More…]