Tag: Charlie Van Sant Jr.
Florida schools roundup: S.B. 374 veto, charters, new report cards and more
S.B. 374 veto: Gov. Rick Scott vetoes the Legislature’s higher education bill, S.B. 374, saying it shortchanges community colleges. “While the bill makes positive changes to several State University System programs, and there are many provisions I think would be good for students, it does so at the expense of the[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Budget, bonuses, charters, mediation and more
Board actions: The Florida Board of Education approves a budget request of $20.9 billion for the state’s K-12 schools. The request, which now goes to Gov. Rick Scott and the Legislature, calls for a 3.4 percent increase in overall spending and a 2.5 percent boost in per-pupil spending. News Service of[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Anthem warning, retirement, spending and more
Anthem warning: The principal of Lely High School in Naples is threatening to eject students at all school-sponsored sporting events if they don’t stand for the national anthem. In a video announcement last week, Ryan Nemeth said: “You will stand, and you will stay quiet. If you don’t, you are going to[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: More retention appeals, primary elections and more
More appeals: Seminole and Broward counties are joining the Florida Department of Education and Orange and Hernando counties in appealing a judge’s ruling last week against the state’s policy for retaining third-graders. All say that Leon County Judge Karen Gievers improperly ignored their requests for a change of venue from Tallahassee to local[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Retention lawsuit, testing penalty and more
Feds reject request: A state judge schedules a hearing today on the lawsuit against the Florida Department of Education’s policy on retaining third-graders who do poorly on the state testing or opt out. The state asked a federal judge to take over the case, but the request was refused Friday. Fourteen[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Retention lawsuit, Zika uniforms and more
Retention lawsuit: Education Commissioner Pam Stewart is asking a federal judge to take over the lawsuit filed against the Department of Education’s policies on retention of third-graders who do poorly on the Florida Standards Assessments reading test or opt out of it. The state made the request after the state judge[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Retention lawsuit, Zika, transfers and more
Retention lawsuit: A group of parents has filed suit against the Florida Department of Education and seven school districts over the retention of third-graders who score poorly on the Florida Standards Assessments reading tests or opt out of taking the test. Sarasota attorney Andrea Mogensen filed the suit in Leon County on[Read More…]