Tag: Nikolai Vitti
Online learning rising along with COVID cases, police action under investigation, face mask suit and more
A Florida superintendent brings his parental choice playbook to Detroit
Detroit Public Schools face a familiar problem. Enrollment has declined as families shift into the suburbs and charter schools proliferate. But their new superintendent is a Florida import with a familiar playbook. After enrollment declines that saw the student population shrink by 71% in almost 15 years, officials from the Detroit Public[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Legislators graded, virtual schools study and more
Teachers grade lawmakers: The state’s largest teachers union, the Florida Education Association, releases the grades it’s given to legislators. Most Republicans got F’s, while most Democrats got A’s and B’s. The Senate grades are here, and the House grades here. The grades given were almost the inverse of those handed[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Superintendent named, tests, 47 cents, appeal and more
New superintendent: Diana Greene is chosen as the new superintendent of the Duval County School System. Greene, who has been superintendent of the Manatee County district since 2015, was unanimously approved by the school board. She replaces Nikolai Vitti, who left last summer to take the top job in Detroit. Greene[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: School security, lawsuit appeal, felons and more
School security: The Hendry and Suwannee county school boards adopt the state’s guardian program and will have school employees carrying concealed weapons in all their schools next August. The school boards will decide who becomes a guardian, and the county sheriff’s departments will provide the training. WBBH. Suwannee Democrat. The Pasco[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: ‘Safety specialists,’ budgets, testing and more
Security in schools: The Polk County School District and Sheriff Grady Judd are working on a plan to have an armed “safety specialist” in all county elementary schools this fall. The district is finalizing a job description, but the specialists will fall between a sworn school resource officer and an[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: School safety, budget, new superintendent and more
School safety bill: After a second straight day of eight-hour debates, the Florida House approves the school safety bill by a 67-50 margin. The bill now goes to Gov. Rick Scott, who said he would review it line-by-line and talk to families of the Parkland shooting before deciding whether to[Read More…]