Teacher bonuses: Broward County’s decision to offer bonuses for highly rated teachers to work in at-risk schools is paying off, school officials say. At 28 low-income county schools, only 2 percent of teaching positions were vacant at the start of the school year. Before the bonuses program started four years ago,[Read More…]
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Florida schools roundup: Naming rights, district trouble, rezoning and more
Naming rights: The Lee County School District is starting to see revenue from its decision to selling naming rights to schools’ facilities such as athletic fields, performance halls and libraries, and to sell advertising on the main website. Fort Myers News-Press. District problems: The Florida Board of Education is still looking for a[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Open enrollment, teacher shortage and more
Open enrollment: Central Florida school districts are beginning to talk about how open enrollment will work. But school officials are already warning that there aren’t a lot of schools with openings, and they expect plenty of confusion for parents when the new law goes into effect for the 2017-2018 school year.[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Election-related events, test concerns and more
Trump-related rhetoric: A Wesley Chapel High School teacher is placed on leave after approaching a small group of black students in a hallway, asking them what they were doing and then telling them “Don’t make me call Donald Trump to get you sent back to Africa.” John Sousa, who is also the[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: School assignments, choice, elections and more
School assignment query: The Florida Department of Education is investigating whether Duval County school officials followed the law in reassigning students from schools that were closed or revamped because of poor performance. The law requires districts to reassign students from failing schools to schools that have a grade of C or[Read More…]