Tag: Florida and Newtown
Florida roundup: charter school politics, teaching to the test, school safety & more
Teaching to the test. The FEA is rallying members to a petition started by UFS Professor/blogger Sherman Dorn. Gradebook. Charter schools. In a vote along party lines, the House Choice and Innovation Subcommittee approves a bill that would allow charter schools to move into unused district buildings. redefinED. Coverage also from the... READ MOREFlorida roundup: Teacher evals, Common Core politics, Satanic prayers & more
Common Core. To conservatives: “I suggest you give up the...
READ MORECompanion bill filed for private school safety measure in Florida
There is now a House companion to a Senate bill...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Class size, charter funding, PolitiFact on Rick Scott & more
PolitiFact on PIRLS. PolitiFact looks into Gov. Rick Scott’s statement...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Teacher pensions, school spending, honeymoons & more
No honeymoon for Bennett. Especially from the teachers union, reports...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Pension ruling, school safety, Bible distribution & more
Pension ruling. In a case brought by the state teachers...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Metal detectors, charter school laws, test score limbo & more
School safety. Superintendents and lawmakers talk about more funding for...
READ MOREBill would require safety alerts for Florida private schools
Florida private schools would get safety alerts just like public schools...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Ed reform duel, charter school competition, principal pay & more
Florida reform duel. At Jay P. Greene’s Blog, researcher Matthew...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Tony Bennett’s first day, charter school funding, Satanists & more
Tony Bennett. On his first day on the job, he...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Tony Bennett, school choice fairs, teachers and guns & more
Tony Bennett. The Orlando Sentinel hopes the new commissioner, who...
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