By Gabrielle Russon Sen. Jennifer Bradley has filed a bill to undo a state law mandating later start times for middle and high schools. Under the current rules set to go into effect next year, a middle school can’t begin earlier than 8 a.m. High schools can start no earlier than 8:30... Continue Reading
Multiple counties across the panhandle have announced school cancellations ahead of expected winter weather. BAY COUNTY Bay District Schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday. There will no BAY BASE and extracurricular activities either day as well. Gulf Coast State College will close all... Continue Reading
By Danielle Prieur According to the Florida Education Association’s last count, there are more than 3,000 teacher vacancies at the midway point of the school year in Florida. That’s an improvement from last year at the same time, but the data points to a rise in another... Continue Reading
By Jenna Fryer Sebastian Ray Serpa, a 16-year-old high school student from Volusia County, passes by Daytona International Speedway often and hears the roar of race cars from outside the gates but had never before been inside the “World Center of Racing.” After an immersive... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek The State Board of Education has a long history of supporting school vouchers in Florida. As part of that program, it routinely has authorized two outside scholarship funding organizations to manage the money. The decision was, as State Board chairperson Ben Gibson put... Continue Reading
Arkansas' Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have both been vocal supporters of an idea that's been rapidly gaining bipartisan ground in the states: Students' cellphones need to be banned during the... Continue Reading
By Kara Arundel Using restraint and seclusion to address behavior issues is harmful to children, and schools should instead use proactive practices such as multi-tiered systems of support, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona told state and local K-12 and early education leaders in a Jan. 8... Continue Reading
The Brevard Schools Foundation is set to celebrate excellence in education with the annual Applauding Brevard’s Champions Awards Gala, a prestigious event recognizing the district’s outstanding teachers on January 30 at the Radisson Resort at the Port, 8701 Astronaut Blvd., Cape... Continue Reading
By Brooke Schultz In his last week as education secretary, Miguel Cardona told a room full of Education Department staff and guests that he could sense a lot of apprehension for what may come under the incoming Trump administration. “Will the investments we made be slashed or sustained?... Continue Reading
By Alyson Klein Schools can play a role in improving parents’ digital know-how so they can help their children work through online class assignments at home. But they can’t do it alone, concludes a report released Jan. 14 by the State Educational Technology Directors... Continue Reading
By Evie Blad A vast majority of school nutrition directors say their programs are challenged by food, labor, and equipment costs; staffing shortages; and procurement issues. Those are the core findings of an annual poll of about 1,400 school cafeteria leaders released by the School Nutrition... Continue Reading
By Voleer Thomas Alachua County interim Superintendent Kamela Patton during Tuesday night's School Board meeting agreed to extend her contract as the board works to find a permanent district leader. Patton, the former superintendent of Collier County Public Schools, was unanimously appointed... Continue Reading
