redefinED has compiled the number of students with access to a school choice program.
The folks over at redefinED have compiled the enrollment figures for school choice programs across Florida, including McKay scholarship for students with disabilities, dual enrollment in college courses, home schooling and other options.
Their conclusion: That a growing number of Florida students and parents believe they should be able to choose the school program which works best for them.
The list is a useful reminder of both the breadth of options in Florida and the number of students with access to them.
Think of it as an online teachers’ lounge. Instead of sitting on a couch talking over coffee, principals can share best practices and lesson plans online.
School leaders in Florida are getting an assist from the Florida Department of Education to more effectively communicate with their fellow educators.
The lawmaker behind two key pieces of legislation relating to Florida’s state university system – one signed by Gov. Rick Scott, the other vetoed – talked about the Legislature’s efforts before the Higher Education Coordinating Council on Wednesday.
Rep. Bill Proctor, R-St. Augustine, told the group’s seven members that many of their recommendations were reflected in HB7135, which provides requirements for goal setting and a plan to improve STEM education in Florida, and HB7129, the tuition “preeminence” bill vetoed by Gov. Rick Scott.
Proctor said those bills stemmed from opening remarks made by House Speaker Dean Cannon during the 2012 Legislative Session calling for a study of the state university system. Continue Reading →
The numbers are not an absolute ranking of the most- and least-efficient school districts in the state. In general, small, rural districts spend more per student than large, urban districts such as Orange County or Miami-Dade County.
Urban schools likely benefit from economies of scale — the more students you add, the less each additional student costs.
But the list does allow comparisons among similar districts.
School buses line up outside of Marlins Park in Little Havana on April 30, 2012.
Editor’s note: This post was written by WLRN reporter Anthony Cave.
The FCAT testing season is over. And students say schools are rounding out the school year with a little fun.
Spencer Semon, an eighth-grader at North Miami Middle school says, “all we have is field trips left and that’s about it.”
Semon and almost 13,000 other students across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties participated in an educational field trip to a Miami Marlins baseball game.
The game against the Arizona Diamondbacks started at 12:40 p.m. yesterday, allowing schools time to watch the game and return before the bell. Continue Reading →
Receiving the national recognition was no easy feat. These schools had to show a commitment to reduce environmental impacts and improve the health and academic performance of students and staff. They also must be working to increase the number of graduates schooled in sustaining a healthy environment.
USF President Judy Genshaft and Lakeland state Rep. Seth McKeel say there will be no layoffs at USF Poly for at least one year.
The University of South Florida may be closing its Lakeland campus, but those employees will have jobs for at least another year.
That’s according to USF president Judy Genshaft, who says employees will stay on staff until at least July 1, 2013. Some employees left a meeting last week worried they may lose their jobs as early as July 1 of this year.
USF Poly is closing its Lakeland campus as the school is transferring its land and buildings to create Florida Polytechnic University.
Lawrence Feldman, Vice Chair of the Miami Dade School Board, was among the crowd at the screening of the film Bully.
Florida politicians and school officials watched the documentary film Bully over the weekend.
The Vice Chair of the Miami Dade School Board, Lawrence Feldman, was at the screening, hosted by the United Teachers of Dade.
And watching the film caused him to send a text message while he was in the theater.
“Its to my chief of staff,” Feldman read to StateImpact Florida from his cell phone.
“It says, ‘I would like a board item that mandates the entire school system see them movie Bully at a faculty meeting or next professional development day or sooner.’” Continue Reading →
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