Missed warning signs: More than 30 people knew of disturbing and threatening behavior by accused school shooter Nikolas Cruz but didn’t report it until after the Feb. 14 massacre of 17 people, according to Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, chairman of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission. Two[Read More…]
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Florida schools roundup: Huge raises, A/C crisis, retaliation report and more
Big raises for administrators: Eleven Broward County School District administrators received pay raises during the 2017-2018 school year ranging from 7 percent to 21 percent — far above the average 2.2 percent that most of the district’s 27,000 employees received. Six of the 11 raises were given after the massacre[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Board member investigated, web trackers and more
Board member investigated: Brevard County School Board member Andy Ziegler is under investigation for allegedly retaliating against a district employee who had accused him of sexually harassing her last year. The investigation has been going on for about six months, and is being done by the same Tallahassee law firm that[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Effects of ending tenure, special session and more
Tenure and achievement: When Florida legislators eliminated teacher tenure in 2011, they argued that making it easier to get rid of bad teachers could lead to better student academic results. Seven years later, a study finds that achievement by students in vulnerable schools has improved only slightly, and that there’s no[Read More…]