Tag: Senate President Bill Galvano
Education spending, financial literacy, superintendent quits, arming teachers and more
Arming teachers dispute, review, budget stretched, shooting liability and more
Help for charter schools, Parkland lawsuits filed, school crime stats issues and more
Florida schools roundup: Verification, protests, Legislature, vouchers and more
Bullying scholarship verification: The Florida Department of Education is advising school districts not to verify students’ bullying claims before deciding whether to award them Hope Scholarships to attend different public schools or private schools. Doing so would violate state law, the DOE told superintendents in a memo that also warned[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Assessments not shared, choice, pricey speech and more
Threat assessments: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School teachers say they noted alleged school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s aggressive behavior more than a year before 17 people were shot to death at the school a year ago. And Cruz himself told school officials that shooting guns helped relieve his stress. But none[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Best & Brightest, guns, tests, workforce training and more
Education agenda: Gov. Ron DeSantis and legislative leaders outline an ambitious agenda for reshaping education in the legislative session that begins March 5. DeSantis says his budget, due next week to the Legislature, will include changes in the Best and Brightest program for teacher bonuses and will allow willing teachers[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Funding, Bright Futures, closing schools, safety and more
Education funding: The Florida House PreK-12 Appropriations is preparing to take a closer look at how state money is divided among school districts, including hiring a consulting group to make recommendations on adjusting the school-funding formula. That formula, known as the Florida Education Finance Program, uses several factors to decide[Read More…]