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September 4, 2012

Fla. Department of Education Reviews Decision on In-State Tuition for Students with Undocumented Parents

Today marks a big win for U.S. born college students with undocumented parents. A federal judge in Miami ruled Florida students will not have to pay out-of-state tuition rates at state Universities just because their parents aren’t citizens. The decision overturns a state Department of Education policy to charge students higher, non-resident tuition rates when the […]

Federal Judge: Florida-Born Students with Undocumented Parents Cannot be Charged Out-of-State Tuition

A federal judge in Miami has ruled Florida colleges and universities cannot charge U.S. citizen students — who are Florida residents — higher, out-of-state tuition rates simply because they have undocumented parents. U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore said that violates the Constitution. StateImpact Florida has reported on this state policy, and our work helped trigger […]

August 28, 2012

How Students Take Physical Education Online

Yesterday we told you Florida’s fastest growing public school district is… online. About 148,000 students sucessfully completed 303,000 half-credit Florida Virtual School courses this past school year. And PE — as in physical education — is a popular class, according to students. So how do you take PE virtually? There are two half-credit courses: Personal […]

August 27, 2012

When Should Districts Announce School Closures During a Storm?

Parents and students have taken to social media. Some say schools waited too long to announce school closures. Others say districts jumped the gun.

Amendment 8 Could Revive Vouchers for Religious Schools, Lawyer Says

The battle over Amendment 8 — the Religious Freedom Amendment — is being fought on several fronts: civil rights, the maintenance of vital social services and, recently, public education. The very prospect of allowing religious organizations to receive public funds goaded the Broward County school board to issue a barely-legal public warning last week. The […]

Florida’s Fastest Growing Public School District is … Online

School is canceled for many Florida students due to weather conditions brought on by Tropical Storm Isaac. Students in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Hillsborough, and other counties get to stay home today. But other students in the state never have to leave their homes – or even get out of their pajamas – to attend a […]

August 25, 2012

More Schools Close for Tropical Storm Isaac

School is canceled on Monday in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe Counties due to predicted weather conditions from Tropical Storm Isaac. Closures on Tuesday are also a possibility. Miami-Dade and Broward officials made the decision on Saturday. Monore County announced on Friday that all schools in the Florida Keys would be closed Monday. School campuses in […]

August 24, 2012

Schools Close Due to Tropical Storm Isaac, Some to Serve as Shelters

School in the Florida Keys will be closed on Monday due to the predicted weather conditions associated with Tropical Storm Isaac. All Monroe County schools, offices and facilities will be closed, and school campuses have already been identified as shelter locations. The Monroe County Emergency Management has identified Key West High School, Switlik School and […]

August 23, 2012

Last Year’s High School Grads Not Expected to Do Well in College This Year

Florida students aren’t as prepared for college as students in other states. That’s according to this year’s Condition of College and Career Readiness report released Wednesday. It looks at ACT test scores to project how well high school grads would do in first year college courses. About 70 percent of Florida’s graduating class took the ACT […]

Struggling Florida Students Will Have “ReadingPals”

An early literacy initiative called “ReadingPals” will have three years to flourish in Florida thanks to a $3-million grant. Local chapters of the United Way of Florida will use the money to train and deploy volunteer “ReadingPals.” The program is designed to increase the number of students reading at grade level by the end of […]

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