Tag: Edwin Lopez
Move to limit bathroom use turned back in Orange, UF’s $300K swimming pool for president, and more
Zero tolerance discipline in Brevard, state training for media specialists, foreign teachers, and more
Governor’s playbook for school board races, BOE to write rule for new law, pay raises, safety and more
COVID school year in review, some teachers won’t get bonuses, face mask policies debated and more
Corcoran pushes pregame prayers, teacher discipline changes sought, a charter school closes and more
Pregame prayers: Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran is asking the Florida High School Athletics Association to reconsider its ban on pregame prayers over stadium loudspeakers…
Teacher discipline control: Florida’s education commissioner would have greater control of the commission that disciplines Florida’s teachers under a provision in a bill filed by state Sen. Manny Diaz, R-Hialeah. The bill calls for the education commissioner to select, manage and potentially remove the executive director of the Education Practices Commission…
Charter school closes: The only charter high school in Marion County, the Marion Military Academy, closed Monday for financial reasons. “The truth of the matter is funding was just not enough to sustain the number of teachers and staff required to continue,” school board chairman and financial backer Charles deMenzes wrote in an email to parents…
Florida schools roundup: Lowest performers, tax hike, security and more
Lowest performers: Sixty-four Florida elementary schools are placed on the “persistently low-performing” list, and with 13, Hillsborough County has more than twice as many as any other state school district. Last year the district had 20 schools on the list. State law defines “persistently low performing” schools as those that receive a school[Read More…]