Around the state: An upcoming career fair in Citrus, help for children of domestic violence survivors in Pinellas, college open houses and STEM support for Black girls. Here are details about those stories and others from the state’s districts, private schools, and colleges and universities: Pinellas: With summer break in[Read More…]
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Student headed to the Olympics, new leaders in schools, stadium renovations and more
Civics education bill, food distribution programs, college scholarships and more
‘Nerd central’ charter school propels student to MIT
ORLANDO – The invitation to visit central Florida’s newest charter school landed in Dawn and John Chaney’s mailbox at exactly the right moment. It was the spring of 2010, and they were wrestling with a tough decision: where to send their only child for middle school. A long-time teacher with[Read More…]
Students gain STEAM in Jacksonville charter school
Seventh-grade student Jeremiah Graham thrives on the challenge of solving a math problem. He enjoys turning numbers in his head and solving a mathematical problem backward by reversing each mathematical operation to get back to the beginning of the problem. That way, he says, he can understand the process much clearer.[Read More…]
Computer coding and course access
Florida lawmakers are once again pushing a proposal to expand computer science instruction and allow students to count high school credits in coding as foreign language classes. A compromise bill that easily passed the Senate last year is back. It easily cleared its first legislative committee Monday. An identical version[Read More…]
Florida students make substantial progress in science
This year’s science results on the Nation’s Report Card brought good news for Florida students, who posted some of the largest improvements in the country. Their results on the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress’ science exams improved compared to 2009. And they rose faster than the nation as a[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Science scores, scholarships and more
STEM. Florida’s science results on the Nation’s Report Card improve, and beat the national average. Orlando Sentinel. Tax credit scholarships. Florida Today‘s Matt Reed examines the lawsuit against the state’s tax credit scholarship program in a video segment. Step Up For Students, which publishes this blog, helps administer the scholarships.[Read More…]