Last week we noted a Fortune story including an anecdote about Gov. Rick Scott wanting to rank every Florida public school from best to worst. Intrigued, we asked the Department of Education about Scott’s request. Is this something the agency is just studying? When will the first rankings be released? What’s the methodology? Will the […]
Florida educators at high-performing schools will have to wait until at least early February for their state bonuses, according to the Department of Education. The state had been waiting on high school grades — released Wednesday –before paying the bonuses to all state schools. Schools that earn an A rating or improve by at least […]
Three months ago we sought to put some hard numbers on how many students with disabilities are enrolled in Florida charter schools. We had no idea how elusive that data is. First, we’ll skip to the end and tell you what our investigation uncovered: More than 86 percent of Florida charter schools have no students […]
A StateImpact Florida/Miami Herald investigation shows most charter schools in Florida are failing to serve students with severe disabilities. Statewide, 86 percent of charter schools do not have any students classified as severely disabled.
The Florida Department of Education is touting a report that highlights the charter school movement. Research from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools finds that Florida has eight of the nation’s top 50 districts for the number of charter school students in 2010-11. Orange County is the leader with a 42 percent increase in […]
Below is the lawsuit from the Southern Poverty Law Center challenging Florida’s college tuition rules. The group argues that children of undocumented immigrants should not be charged out-of-state tuition despite those students being both U.S. citizens and Florida residents. StateImpact Florida profiled one such student in August.
Our colleagues at WUSF radio have looked into whether Alabama’s anti-illegal immigration laws mean migrant workers are moving to Florida and sending their children to schools: Are students from Alabama ending up in Florida because of that state’s tough new immigration law? A news service reported that Florida’s educators were trying to answer that question. […]
Florida education leaders are meeting in Tampa today to discuss school funding, but do not expect the panel to endorse more money for schools. Roberto Martinez, the state Board of Education member who pushed for the budget discussion, said his goal is to brainstorm ideas that would help schools do more with the resources they […]
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