About two dozen protestors gathered Thursday to ask Hillsborough County school officials to change school policies after three students with disabilities dies following school-related events this year. The most important change they requested is that all aides working with students with disabilities are properly trained. But the group also had a more detailed list of [...]
As Florida works its way toward the digital transition in classrooms by 2015, a publication is questioning whether the potential health hazards are worth it. Dumping textbooks for technology won’t be a problem for most students, who’ve grown up with cell phones and iPods. Some adults, however, are having trouble with the change. Three organizations [...]
As many as 15 million students are missing at least one in 10 days of school every year, reducing their chance of graduating from high school or college. That’s according to a new report from GetSchooled.org and researchers at Johns Hopkins University. At a weekend education conference in Philadelphia, GetSchooled and other experts cited three [...]
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