Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will appear on MSNBC tomorrow, part of the parent network’s Education Nation initiative in New York City this week. Bush will join Newark Mayor Cory Booker on “Morning Joe” at 8:20 a.m. Bush, who served from 1999-2007, is a leading national voice for education reform based on measurable student results. […]
Pasco County is considering a four-day school week next year to save about $3.5 million, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Bus drivers and cafeteria workers would lose one day of work a week. Teachers would no longer be paid for five lunch breaks each week. A 33-member task force will decide whether to recommend shortening […]
Got plans for Thanksgiving? If you live in Broward County you might need to reschedule. Broward County will close schools and furlough teachers on Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving week in addition to the traditional Wednesday through Friday holiday. Parents told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that they will have to scramble to arrange child care. […]
Pinellas County teachers are worried about next year’s vote to renew a $30 million tax increase for salaries, arts, music and technology. “I’m very concerned,” union president Kim Black told the St. Petersburg Times editorial board. Black noted the anti-tax mood, then added: “When all of this turmoil is happening — whether it’s the budget, […]
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