By: Stephanie Susskind WPTV is continuing to dig deeper into Florida test scores just released from the state Department of Education. They show whether students are performing at grade level in a variety of subjects. This was Florida's second year of the progress monitoring testing style,... Continue Reading
WUFT | By Sara-James Ranta Marion County Public Schools is adding another layer of security to all elementary, middle and high schools by installing Knox Boxes. Knox Boxes, or a wall-mounted safe, hold a set of building keys. The Knox Box helps first responders access the school in the case... Continue Reading
By: Matt Papaycik Florida education leaders are celebrating what they call "significant student growth and improvements" in the second year of statewide progress monitoring tests. The Florida Department of Education on Monday released some of the results from the Florida Assessment of Student... Continue Reading
Ariel Schiller, Reporter, Jacksonville The rules for teens in the workforce will look different in Florida because of House Bill 49. The new bill, which went into effect on Monday, allows 16- and 17-year-olds to work 30 hours per week when school is in session. A parent or guardian can waive... Continue Reading
By Tanyon A. Duprey “Lit,” “da bomb,” “bruh,” and “yeet” are terms many of us might have casually said during our formative years. With time—and age—these popular sayings get replaced with the next generation’s preferred... Continue Reading
By News Service of Florida Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that will steer $20 million to survivors of abuse at the notorious Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna and another state reform school. The bill, HB 21, approved by the Legislature this spring and signed by DeSantis on... Continue Reading
BY: JAY WAAGMEESTER The 2024 legislative session saw approval of divisive education-related laws, several of which take effect Monday. Read our partial run-down on what will change in Sunshine State schools in the new fiscal year: HB 931: Volunteer school chaplains Despite queasiness on this... Continue Reading
By Caitlynn Peetz Districts face the loss of hundreds of thousands of educators they hired with federal pandemic-relief money as those one-time funds come to an end this fall. The reduction in force won’t happen exclusively through layoffs, though layoffs could be significant. Beyond... Continue Reading
By: Dan Grossman The summer months may have just started for kids, but teachers from around the country are already preparing for the next school year. The subject du jour? STEM: science, technology, engineering, and math. STEM has been a buzzword in educational circles for years, but more... Continue Reading
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS FLORIDA The most severely wounded survivor of the 2018 massacre at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School now owns shooter Nikolas Cruz’s name, and Cruz cannot give any interviews without his permission, under a settlement reached in a lawsuit. Under... Continue Reading
By: Tim Ridley Think back to the 2020-2021 school year—arguably the most challenging school year in education. Just as it ended, I was selected to be the next principal of Mt. Washington Middle School. I was both excited and nervous. It was exciting because I was going to get the... Continue Reading
Baruti K. Kafele | Speaker and Author As a longtime teacher and principal from 1988–2011, my approach to both roles was always reflective. I was obsessed with pushing myself to be better than the day before by being intentionally self-reflective in all aspects of the work. As a teacher, I... Continue Reading
