TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A new organization aimed at ensuring families can choose the best education environment for their children launched today with an announcement from the group’s founder and chairwoman. Former Collier County School Board member Erika Donalds said the School Choice Movement will focus on improving and expanding school[Read More…]
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Florida schools roundup: Amendment 8 off ballot, funding for security and more
Amendment 8 off ballot: A judge’s decision that proposed constitutional Amendment 8 should be removed from the Nov. 6 ballot is upheld in a 4-3 vote by the Florida Supreme Court. A Leon County judge had ruled that the amendment is misleading and fails to inform voters of its “chief purpose[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Task force findings, cop talks, term limits and more
Security task force: Almost four months after 17 people were shot to death at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, a Broward County school safety task force recommends 100 ways to improve security for schools. Among them: installing portable metal detectors at Stoneman Douglas this fall and considering them[Read More…]
Fla. charter schools grapple with security funding
Even before a gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneham Douglas High School, Cynthia Aversa had been looking for ways to hire a school resource officer at the charter school she runs on Florida’s Treasure Coast. After the shooting in Parkland, Fla., Aversa promptly decided to contract with the local[Read More…]