Tag: Elizabeth Scherer
Opioid lawsuit recruiting, teacher pay fight, teachers under attack, hairstyles and more
Senate approves sheriff’s removal, random student drug tests, contract offer and more
Florida schools roundup: Senate education plan, school shooting trial and more
Senate education plan: Florida Senate Republicans release their own plan to change the state’s education policies. Senators want to start a Family Empowerment Scholarship to reduce the 14,000-student list of low-income students waiting for a Florida Tax Credit Scholarship. Their proposal is similar to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposed Equal Opportunity Scholarship, but[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: K-12 funding, security, DeSantis, sheriff and more
K-12 funding concerns: Chief state economist Amy Baker tells House Appropriations Committee members that the three-year financial outlook for the state won’t cover expected budget growth in education and other critical areas. She suggests that the Legislature’s decisions on state spending and setting local property tax rates for K-12 education[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Return to Parkland, security problems and more
Return to Stoneman Douglas: The first day of school at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland was bittersweet for students who lived through the massacre Feb. 14, with student emotions mixed with hope for the future but weighted by the grief of the past. “That’s something I’ve been wrestling[Read More…]
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…]