Around the state: School board races heat up, teacher shortages statewide, a boost in spending on school safety in St. Johns, resignations at a high school in Pinellas and new presidents at Saint Leo University and University of North Florida. Here are details about those stories and others from the state’s[Read More…]
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Company got ransomware report before public, school board candidates, meal prices up, and more
Corcoran reissues threat, masks optional in Miami-Dade, UF being investigated, and more
Waiver requested for volunteer hours, guns in churches with schools bill, vaccinations and more
Teacher of the year named, pre-K enrollment drop forecast, reopening injunction sought and more
Student mental health crisis, lottery warnings, heat death inquiry and more
Florida schools roundup: Charters security, guns at schools, arming teachers and more
Charters security ruling: An administrative law judge rules that the Palm Beach County District must assign security officers to charter schools in order to comply with a state law passed last year. The school board had refused to provide officers for Renaissance Charter School Inc., which operates six schools in[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Education lobby, vouchers and the top court, and more
The education lobby: With big money at stake and big changes in the works, lobbying for education in Tallahassee is a booming business. There are lobbyists for nearly every Florida school district, and several for some, for charter schools and private schools and companies that do education work and companies[Read More…]