Tag: Patricia Levesque
NCAA warns against banning transgender athletes, charter school bills, group pans waiver and more
Charter terminated over lack of security, split verdict for sales tax hike and more
Gun debate delayed as protesters arrive, scholarship, budget, K-12 bills and more
Second half of the legislation session, teacher testing, student suicides and more
Florida schools roundup: Homework, anti-test lag, security, lawsuit and more
Homework revisited: A year after Marion County School Superintendent Heidi Maier ended homework for students, the school board will consider a policy that allows elementary school teachers to assign it again. Maier and other administrators conceded last week in a workshop session that some homework is necessary. But they don’t[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Board pay, charters, Blaine Amendment and more
No end to board pay: The Constitution Revision Commission rejects a proposal to end pay for members of local school boards. A majority of the members expressed concerns that ending pay would limit the diversity of candidates, especially in poor and rural counties. “If you cannot work for free, you[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Class sizes and teacher pay, tax holiday and more
Class size changes: A proposal is filed with the Constitution Revision Commission that would make it easier for school districts to comply with the 2002 amendment capping class sizes, and redirect all savings toward increasing teacher pay to the national average. Patricia Levesque, CEO of the Foundation for Excellence in Education[Read More…]