Roll Call: Volusia Challenges State Funding Formula; Moms Want Laptops For Every Student; More FCAT Opposition
Volusia County’s school board argues the state funding formula is unfair, in Wednesday’s education headlines
Volusia school district to push for change in state’s funding formula – Volusia County schools have lost $90 million in state funding since 2004, and school leaders believe it is due to flaws in the state funding formula. Board members want a state study of the formula. The Daytona Beach News-Journal
St. Johns moms want students to go all digital – Two St. Johns County moms have devised a plan to buy a laptop or tablet computer for all 2.66 million Florida students. They would pay for the computers by loosening the state constitutional class size limits. First Coast News
Florida community college professors say they oppose change to tenure rules – Florida college professors say they oppose a possible plan to increase the minimum time to earn tenure to five years from three years. The Florida Times-Union
FCAT scores for Pinellas and Hillsborough school districts below state averages – “Students in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties performed worse than their peers statewide in nearly all grade levels on the reading, math and science FCAT.” The Tampa Bay Times
Back off on FCAT testing, Osceola school board tells state – “Osceola County’s school board is the latest to approve a resolution asking state leaders place less emphasis on FCAT scores. Alachua County school board also passed a similar resolution.. The Orlando Sentinel