Tag: Gerard Robinson
Florida schools roundup: Anti-violence plan, superintendent’s job and more
School violence: The Miami-Dade School District becomes the first in the country to implement the Sandy Hook Promise in all its schools. It’s a violence-protection program started by parents who lost children in the Newtown, Conn., elementary school massacre in 2012. It emphasizes social inclusion by reaching out to isolated students,... READ MOREEmpower teachers to empower students – Gerard Robinson, podcastED
Over the past few weeks, the NAACP has faced constant...
READ MORETony Bennett to resign
From the Tampa Bay Times: Tony Bennett is expected to...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: authentic parents, career education, digital learning & more
Charter schools. Tallahassee Democrat columnist Byron Dobson takes issue with last...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Testing and vouchers, class size flexibility, fan mail & more
Testing for “voucher” kids. The Orlando Sentinel editorial board concludes...
READ MORETony Bennett is Florida’s new education commissioner
He’s in. Tony Bennett, the hard-charging Hoosier with a rock-star...
READ MORETony Bennett, two other candidates named finalists for Florida education chief
The Florida Board of Education announced its finalists for education...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Test costs, parent protests, the “Florida Formula” & more
Standardized test costs. They total about $1.7 billion a year...
READ MORETony Bennett: I’m thinking, praying about applying for Florida ed commissioner
Tony Bennett is on many a Florida ed reformer’s wish...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Gerard Robinson, a DOE rebuttal, career academies & more
Gerard Robinson. The former Florida education commissioner, who stepped down...
READ MORESearch for a new Florida education commissioner extended two months
Two more months. As expected, the Florida Board of Education...
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