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Earlier this week we reported on professor salary data compiled by the Chronicle of Higher Education. That data showed that a pair of University of South Florida branch campuses pay higher average salaries than the main Tampa campus. The data also showed that the University of Miami reported the highest average professor pay in the […]
A Jewish community group wants some answers from Florida Atlantic University leadership after a Palestinian student group posted mock eviction notices on dorm doors last month. The Anti-Defamation League said the notices were “intimidating” and “hostile” to supporters of Israel, according to the Sun-Sentinel. The FAU chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine put eviction […]
Florida high schools are graded in part by the number of college-level classes they offer high school students. Those classes require college textbooks, which are more expensive than high school textbooks, and the state doesn’t always give high schools enough money to cover the difference.
Before Florida students take the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test this month, the Florida Department of Education wants them to take a pledge. The pledge says they agree not to cheat, and they should understand that doing so will invalidate their test results. Students are not required to sign the pledge. While there doesn’t appear to […]
Editor’s note: This post was written by WLRN reporter Tasnim Shamma; see response from FAU below. About 200 students at three residential dormitories of the Boca Raton campus of Florida Atlantic University returned home last Friday to find mock eviction notices posted on their doors. The notice said they had three days to collect their […]
Is bullying epidemic in schools? A new documentary wants to raise awareness, but a Wall Street Journal piece calls it a “panic.” Increased coverage has raised sensitivity to the issue. The U.S. Department of Education has set up a website offering advice and resources. Social media makes it possible for more intrusive bullying. But the […]
Monroe County schools superintendent Jesus Jara passes along a timely reminder as Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test season approaches: Lower FCAT scores do not mean students are learning less. The state has raised minimum standards on the FCAT, which means more students are likely to fail to achieve a passing score and require remediation. School grades […]
Earlier this week we wrote about a Lumina Foundation study that showed Florida was not producing enough college graduates to meet the projected job market needs by 2018. The report warns that those without college education will likely find it more difficult to find work. Readers chimed in, with many noting that a college degree […]
http://youtu.be/ZYFWUKWl8S0 Editors note: This post was written by WLRN reporter Tasnim Shamma. As a new documentary about bullying hits theaters in New York and Los Angeles today, a growing number of South Florida schools are taking on the issue of students abusing and picking on their classmates. More than 40 Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach […]
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