Creating charters: Erika Donalds, a member of the Collier County School Board and the Florida Constitution Revision Commission, has already proposed constitutional amendments that would eliminate pay for school board members and impose term limits on them, end the election of school superintendents and allow legislators to “make provision” for educational[Read More…]
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Florida schools roundup: DeVos Q&A, teacher evaluations, projects and more
DeVos Q&A: U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos talks about undocumented students, the variety of education options, Title 1 funding, bilingual education and more in a question and answer session during a visit to Florida last week. Miami Herald. Teacher evaluation changes: The Brevard County School District is making changes in the[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Scholarship appeal, ethics, spending and more
Scholarship appeal: The Florida Supreme Court is being asked to step into the fight over the state’s tax credit scholarship program. Several groups that think the program is unconstitutional are appealing an appeals court ruling that the groups do not have the legal standing to challenge the program. The state Supreme[Read More…]