By Olina Banerji The Sept. 4 school shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., in which four people were killed, brought a renewed national attention to gun violence on K-12 grounds. The fallout—both emotional and economic—of such violent incidents can last years. In the... Continue Reading
By Alyson Klein Google.org, the tech company’s philanthropy arm, plans to invest over $25 million to support five education nonprofits in helping educators and students learn more about how to use artificial intelligence. The initiative plans to reach over half a million K-12 and... Continue Reading
By Mary Lett Most teachers in Santa Rosa County school district may soon see a bump in their paychecks. The school district and the Santa Rosa Professional Educators union recently signed a memorandum of understanding to disburse $1.55 million in Florida Department of Education Teacher Salary... Continue Reading
By Malcolm Harvey Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) listed six additional schools in its latest revision of the Master Facility Plan on Tuesday. The Master Facility Plan was brought about and approved by school board members in July 2019; it carried a price tag of $1.91 billion then.... Continue Reading
By Reagan Ryan Flagler County School Board members voted Wednesday to make ECGs mandatory for high school student-athletes. An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) is a quick screening of the heart that can identify irregularities and heart conditions. According to Johns Hopkins, ECGs are... Continue Reading
By Gracie Branch, Associate Executive Director, Professional Learning, NAESP Every year, I feel extremely fortunate to be able to attend the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Annual Meeting. This year’s conference in Cleveland, Ohio, was no exception. As NAESP’s... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek Florida lawmakers gave school districts until 2026 to revamp their schedules so middle and high schools students can get more sleep before classes. But changing start times to meet the state law won’t be as easy as just flipping schools’ schedules around,... Continue Reading
By Alexa Herrera Florida was ranked No. 8 in the country for best states for teachers, which may come as a surprise considering reports of low pay. In a recent study from WalletHub, researchers compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across the dimensions of opportunity and... Continue Reading
By Tyler Orsburn Tommy Ford, Bay County’s sheriff, reminds students at Bozeman High in Panama City, Fla., about school safety Sept. 16, 2024. The annual safety tour, a partnership between Bay District Schools, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, and the State Attorney’s Office,... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek As Florida school districts work to fill their teaching vacancies, improving salaries remain a key goal. Many of them are asking voters to approve or renew local-option property taxes to generate revenue beyond what the state funding system provides. The issue has become... Continue Reading
By Kevin Mahnken Middle schoolers are still lagging months behind pre-pandemic achievement levels in science, according to newly released test scores. Disturbingly, their losses in the subject have actually grown since the worst days of the COVID crisis. The scores, released Tuesday by the... Continue Reading
By Drew Dixon Pasco County schools are getting a boost from the Tax Collector’s Office and a donation drive over the summer that raised about $6,000 in contributions. Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano initiated the donation drive to help an effort called ABC, or the Assist, Believe... Continue Reading
