The state has fewer “F” schools and more “A” and “B” schools, according to new high school grades released by the state. TheĀ Florida Department of EducationĀ said, “Based on the results… school recognition funds will be determined and will reward schools that have sustained high student performance or demonstrated substantial improvement in student performance.” The “A” […]
Charter schools are freed from many local and state rules, but school districts still hold the purse strings. And a good way to keep a charter from survivingĀ is to hold back district money. That’s what happening toĀ Balere Language Academy in South Miami Heights, according to the Miami Herald. The school with about 85 students is […]
When it comes to teaching K-12 students about the nation’s civil rights movement, more than half of U.S. states are failing,Ā according to a new study by theĀ Southern Poverty Law Center. In the study, “Teaching the Movement: The State of Civil Rights Education 2011”,Ā SPLC’s Teaching ToleranceĀ arm looked at each state’s required education standards and curriculum, and […]
Every school district in Florida is dealing with layoffs and budget cuts. But Broward County in South Florida is facing the largest budget deficit in the stateāmore than $140 million. And its forced teachers and students in the nation’s 6th largest school district to get creative about spending money. Students at South Broward High in […]
When a local immigration field office in northern Florida tried to deport an 18-year-old girl in Quincy, Fla. a powerful South Florida advocate intervened. Advocates on both sides of the immigration debate say that a lack of clear federal law on how to treat undocumented students leaves the process open to influence peddling. President Obama […]
Florida students unable to document citizenship for themselves or their parents may lose their Bright Futures college scholarships because of a new paperwork requirement. Due to a change in the law, students who qualify for the lottery-funded merit scholarship must now fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. Most students complete […]
While the headline of this morning’s state Board of Education meeting was Miami-Dade and Duval county schools getting another year to turn around struggling schools, the takeaway was a conversation about shortcomings in the way Florida judges troubled schools. The problem is the state expects more once schools are classified as troubled, school officials said, […]
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