Around the state: The Florida Department of Education released school grades statewide, Hillsborough officials face hurdles in building new schools, free meals in Charlotte and crowdfunding for teacher wish lists in Seminole. Here are details about those stories and others from the state’s districts, private schools, and colleges and universities:[Read More…]
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Back to school drives, career fairs, STEM organizations and more
Around the state: An upcoming career fair in Citrus, help for children of domestic violence survivors in Pinellas, college open houses and STEM support for Black girls. Here are details about those stories and others from the state’s districts, private schools, and colleges and universities: Pinellas: With summer break in[Read More…]
Civics curriculum, mentorship programs, student learning losses and more
Around the state: Changes in district quarantine policies in Polk, students awarded for being courageous in Sarasota, new civics curriculum for Florida students and the state Legislature’s restraint ban. Here are details about those stories and other developments from the state’s districts, private schools, and colleges and universities: Miami-Dade: Graduation dates are[Read More…]
Charter school students continue to outperform peers in traditional public schools
Students in Florida charter schools are outperforming their peers in traditional schools in nearly every category according to the Florida Department of Education’s annual charter school performance report, released today. The analysis used 2017-18 school year data to examine the average performance of charter school students and traditional public school[Read More…]
Report: Fewer new Florida charter schools approved
Florida school boards received fewer applications for new charter schools last year than in any year since 2008, and they approved just one in four — the lowest rate in at least a decade. Overall, school boards approved 50 of the 199 charter school applications they received during the 2014-15[Read More…]
Florida roundup: Bulletproof backpacks, charter school standards, second thoughts on teacher evaluations & more
Tweaks coming to teacher evals? Gradebook: “Patricia Levesque, executive director of Jeb Bush’s education foundation and a key voice in state education legislation, meanwhile, is floating a draft bill that would alter the evaluation system, too. She sent an e-mail to superintendents last week seeking input.” Tony Bennett on charter[Read More…]
Florida roundup: Teacher evaluations, boundary jumpers, Marco Rubio & more
Teacher evaluations. Errors mar the release of new teacher evaluation data. Coverage from Tampa Bay Times, Miami Herald, Orlando Sentinel, South Florida Sun Sentinel, Florida Times Union, Lakeland Ledger. More on race-based achievement goals. NPR interviews Emily Richmond from the Education Writers Association about these goals in Florida and elsewhere.[Read More…]