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November 20, 2012

The Downside Of A High-Tech Classroom

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 […]

November 16, 2012

Conference Emphasizes What’s Working For Charter Schools

Charter school supporters are wrapping up their annual conference today in Orlando. More than 750 participants and 300 exhibitors registered for the two-day event. They’re hearing about charter school best practices and teaching strategies that use technology to improve learning. Over 80 breakout sessions are on the agenda, with titles like “Charter Support Unit: Here […]

November 15, 2012

Researcher: Florida District Schools Outperform Charter Schools On Average

While charter schools are an increasingly popular option for Florida students, a University of Central Florida researcher says they don’t perform as well as district schools. Dr. Stanley Smith, a professor at the University of Central Florida’s business school, analyzed school grades of Florida elementary schools last summer, examining the effect of poverty and minority […]

November 14, 2012

How Common Core Will Change The Way Schools Teach Reading

The switch to Common Core State Standards will put more emphasis on reading across disciplines, experts say. Education Week has some solid examples of how that will work, and how the new standards stress comprehension. They also will put more emphasis on writing: Reading instruction is no longer the sole province of the language arts […]

Autistic Tampa Student Will Attend His Neighborhood Middle School

After waiting 57 days since the school year began, Henry Frost will be able to cross the street and walk less than the length of two football fields to attend his neighborhood middle school. Frost has been taking courses at home while engaged in a dispute with Hillsborough County schools over where he should attend. […]

By The Numbers: Charter Schools Gaining Market Share In Florida

Charter schools are an increasingly popular choice in Florida, as more students leave the traditional classroom. More than 200,000 students are currently enrolled in 574 charter schools in Florida. Charters can be found in 44 Florida districts. The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools has released its annual report tracking charter school enrollment. Florida doesn’t […]

November 12, 2012

Where Florida’s Foreign College Students Come From, How Much They Spend

Saudi Arabia and South Korea are among the top 5 leading places of origin for international college and university students in Florida. That’s according to the Institute for International Education, which released its Open Doors fact sheet today. It reports that during the 2011-12 school year, 32,567 students from other countries enrolled for the first […]

November 9, 2012

An Exercise in Percentages, Graphing for Students on Election Day

Miami-Dade students were working hard on Election Day. Students who are part of the Breakthrough Miami summer and after school program visited precinct 538 — because it’s walking distance from their campus, Ransom Everglades School. They surveyed voters and processed the data themselves for a math exercise in percentages and graphing. You know we’re suckers for data, and we […]

Nine Florida Schools Win National Blue Ribbon Honors

Florida has nine winners in this year’s National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, out of 314 schools chosen nationwide. The program honors public and private schools in one of two performance categories: “Exemplary High Performing” is for schools that are among their state’s highest performers, as measured by state assessments or national tests. “Exemplary Improving” recognizes […]

November 8, 2012
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