Tag: Marion Military Academy
State’s new academic standards, a district’s investments, school funding formula and more
Refunds and price cuts for prepaid tuition buyers, teachers rally, Legislature starting today and more
Arming teachers sentiment, year past and year ahead, legislative bills, extra pay for employees and more
Pregame prayer debate continues, cadets can stay together, Bright Futures, top stories and more
School threats and the toll on students, potential solutions, the politics of teacher raises and more
The toll of school threats: False school threats have become so commonplace that the lockdowns they provoke often can get overlooked by most people in a community…
Addressing school violence: Lawmakers and educators are responding to recently published reports of threats to schools from emotionally unstable students with a variety of possible solutions. Among them: revising laws that protect disabled students but also restrict the ability of school officials to deal with threats they pose, improving mental services in schools and integrating them with family counseling, training teachers on ways to better handle special-needs students, improving tracking of violent students and boosting spending to support disruptive students and provide the therapy they need…
Politics and teacher raises: Gov. Ron DeSantis has called 2020 the year of the teacher in Florida, is proposing to raise pay for starting teachers and wants a new bonus program. Florida is buzzing about the moves, and they’re attracting attention nationally. But what can actually get done? Legislators are pointing at the sheer cost — more than $900 million — and equity issues as serious obstacles to DeSantis’ plans…
State board backs DeSantis education budget, solar power for schools, hurricane aid 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…