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September 13, 2012

The New Rules About What Your Kids Eat At School

If you’re interested in what your kids are eating at school, a live webcast tonight will shed some light. The discussion is about changes to school meals  and how families can help kids and schools make the transition. The changes stem from the federal Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. It gives the U.S. Department […]

Volusia County Schools Reviewing K12 Teachers

The Volusia County school district is reviewing online education provider K12 to make sure the company is using teachers who are properly certified, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal. The county will survey parents of students who took courses through K12 to make sure the listed teacher actually taught the student. Seminole County schools conducted […]

September 12, 2012

Student Impersonated Teacher At Ohio Online School For More Than A Year

Yesterday we told you that Florida is investigating accusations the nation’s largest online education firm, K12, was using teachers who were not properly certified. Out colleagues at StateImpact Ohio found an online teacher who had hired a former student to do the job for her. It was more than a year before students learned their […]

How The Department of Agriculture Has Expanded Florida’s Student Food Programs

School nutrition will be the big topic at a conference in Orlando today. Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam will tell the Florida Association of District School Superintendents about moving the school nutrition program to his office. In January, the state’s program moved from the Department of Education to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The […]

September 11, 2012

Florida Universities And Colleges Rank Well For Service, Research and Social Mobility

Five Florida universities rank among the nation’s top 100 for social mobility of graduates, research and service, according to Washington Monthly magazine. New College of Florida is the nation’s sixth-ranked liberal arts college, according to the magazine. Beacon College in Leesburg, which specializes in students with dyslexia, ADHD and other learning disabilities ranked 85th. The […]

September 10, 2012

Khan Academy Bringing Tutoring Software To Florida Private Schools

The company that turned YouTube into a tutoring service is coming to Florida’s private schools. Step Up For Students, the non-profit that manages Florida’s tax credit scholarship program for low-income students, is partnering with Khan Academy to put its software in 10 Tampa Bay-area private schools. It’s the first time the company has partnered with […]

Gov. Rick Scott Sitting Down With Teachers And Parents To Talk Florida Schools

Gov. Rick Scott will set out on a “listening tour” of Florida schools this week. His plan is to get input from teachers, students and parents. Scott says he “wants to hear Florida’s education stakeholders voice their ideas on how to improve the education of our state’s children.” Scott has been accused of not listening […]

September 7, 2012

Two Florida Private Schools Win National Blue Ribbon Honors

Two Florida private school have been named National Blue Ribbon school by the U.S. Department of Education. Holy Family Catholic School in Jacksonville and Westlake Christian School in Palm Harbor were among 219 public and 50 private schools given the award nationally. Florida public school winners will be named later. The program recognizes high-performing schools, […]

September 5, 2012

More Hazing Allegations And Suspensions At FAMU

A dance team at Florida A&M University (FAMU) in Tallahassee has been suspended because of an alleged hazing incident off campus last weekend. FAMU Interim President Larry Robinson is putting the “zero tolerance” policy for hazing into practice. “The University takes very seriously any allegation of hazing and has moved quickly to shut the organization […]

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