By Heather Bushman The head of Sarasota County Schools is receiving national recognition for his communication efforts, the Sarasota County School District announced. Sarasota Schools Superintendent Terry Connor has been named a Superintendent to Watch by the National School Public Relations... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek Each spring, thousands of high school seniors across Florida don’t get to graduate because they’ve failed to pass a test. It’s been that way for nearly 50 years. Some people say it’s time for Florida to join a growing number of states in... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek John Legg knew just what he had to do on his first day leading the Pasco County school district. It had nothing to do with paperwork or policy. Never mind that he had only two weeks since his election to prepare for overseeing the county’s largest employer and its... Continue Reading
By Bailey Schulz President Joe Biden signed a bill Sunday that boosts Social Security benefits for millions of public sector workers in what the White House described as the first expansion of such benefits in 20 years. The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates two decades-old provisions... Continue Reading
Florida has the potential to join Mississippi as an example for other states on how to tackle the literacy crisis that’s gripped the country for decades. Since 2021 alone, reading instruction in Florida has undergone a series of sweeping changes, including the implementation of a student... Continue Reading
By Anna Merod With the help of a $5.5 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, West Aurora School District 129 in Illinois is purchasing 27 electric school buses from a Canadian company that has a factory in the state. But now there’s a chance that the factory, run by... Continue Reading
By Asher Wildman School safety and security is top of mind for parents as representatives of OCPS schools in five municipalities are currently in contract negotiations to staff school resource officers. The local municipalities that are engaged in the negotiations are Apopka, Ocoee,... Continue Reading
By Mary Lett Eleven Escambia Children’s Trust providers were recently approved to receive a third year of funding for their programs. Four other providers are under review and a fifth – the Gulf Coast Freedom Schools – is on hiatus and did not seek additional funding. The... Continue Reading
By Steven Walker Carver Middle School will become the fifth Orange County school to work directly with local organizations to address students’ barriers to learning, in a program dubbed “Community Partnership Schools.” The school joins Eccleston Elementary, Evans High, Jones... Continue Reading
By Ariel Schiller The state of Florida is investing nearly $15.6 million in a contract with Trinity Education Group to develop a “comprehensive, modern, cloud-based solution for viewing K through 12 instructional materials.” This initiative aims to “provide a singular method... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek Two Pasco County schools have new principals following School Board approval on Tuesday. Amanda McCoy, an assistant principal at Wiregrass Ranch High School, was named to lead Zephyrhills High School. The appointment takes effect Wednesday. McCoy, 44, joined the school... Continue Reading
By Anna McAllister The Broward County Public School Board has approved the adoption of wearable panic button technology designed to enhance safety for school staff and students. "This is a wearable panic button, so whether it's a medical emergency, a staff assist, or an active shooter... Continue Reading
