Tag: Rick Scott and education
Florida schools roundup: Common Core, Ben Gamla, teacher raises & more
Summit: State education leaders meet next week with district superintendents, principals, parents, teachers unions and the business community to talk Common Core, school grades and other issues. The Buzz. District input: Palm Beach County schools Superintendent Wayne Gent wants state leaders to listen to districts about fixing the state’s A-F grading system and transitioning to... READ MOREParent trigger misfires in Florida, again
The parent trigger proposal survived many twists and turns this...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: charter schools, tax credit scholarships and a question about parent trigger
Charter schools. Brooksville’s first charter school, one with a STEM...
READ MOREredefinED roundup: Parent trigger in Florida, charter schools in N.C., vouchers in Texas & more
Kansas: Lawmakers are pushing for two new bills, which include recommendations...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Rick Scott, teacher pay, virtual schools and more
State of the State. Gov. Rick Scott gives props to...
READ MOREFlorida Gov. Rick Scott: ‘We don’t want a war on teachers; we want a war on failure’
Florida Gov. Rick Scott delivered the State of the State...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: ESAs, charter schools, school spending & more
Education savings accounts. Bills filed Friday and Saturday would create...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: charter schools, magnet schools, Bill Cosby & more
Charter schools. Florida’s first classical preparatory school, slated for opening...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Tutoring oversight, teachers unions, Tony Bennett & more
Tutoring oversight. In the first part of a two-part series on...
READ MOREGov. Rick Scott appoints three to Florida Board of Education
Gov. Rick Scott’s office issued this press release a few...
READ MORELet’s talk about broader school choice
Editor’s note: Wendy Howard is executive director of the Florida...
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