By Tim Wronka Hillsborough County’s new stop-arm cameras have caught thousands of drivers illegally passing stopped school buses. The company that makes the cameras, BusPatrol, said they’ve caught 6,500 drivers since the beginning of the school year in August. Hillsborough... Continue Reading
By Glory Reitz The Columbia County School Board meeting chambers were filled with more citizens than usual as the board said its goodbyes to Superintendent Lex Carswell during his last board meeting on Tuesday. Carswell chose not to run for reelection and will be replaced by Fort White... Continue Reading
Possible names for the New East County K-8 school have been announced in a school board meeting held on Tuesday, Oct 22. The submissions were narrowed down to the following finalists: Frankie A. Howze Tim Kolbe Lake Manatee Liberty Visit... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek Facing declining enrollment for years, the Pinellas County school district hasn’t had much need to redraw its attendance boundaries for more than a decade. One of four planned new affordable apartment complexes coming to the county is about to change that... Continue Reading
By Kara Arundel The arrival of new English learners in Delaware schools contributed to positive academic performance in current and former English learners and had no adverse effects on non-EL students, according to a study conducted by Rand Corp. and published this month in a peer-reviewed... Continue Reading
By: Ben Zumbahlen As we get closer to the 2024 elections outcomes, we’re tracking the races and initiatives that will impact the future of American education policy. We’ll deliver you the results on elections for governors and state legislators, contests for board of education... Continue Reading
Polk County Public Schools is proud to announce our district’s Principals of the Year!Congratulations to Principal Suzie Nelson from Chain of Lakes Elementary, and Assistant Principal Stephanie Huber from Southwest Middle.Nelson and Huber were selected from a group of outstanding PCPS... Continue Reading
As a young girl, my family relocated from New York to Florida in the late eighties. I vividly recall that my mother made a concerted effort to move during the holiday season to cause minimal disruption to my education experience. We arrived in Miami just ahead of the winter holidays, with the... Continue Reading
By Sarah Schwartz A host of new professions—from jobs in AI to self-driving car technology to clean energy—are now represented in the national framework that guides most states’ career and technical education programs. The new National Career Clusters Framework, released... Continue Reading
Flagler Schools has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School District. School districts apply and are selected for this distinction based on their commitment to continuous innovation in education across all schools in their system, using Apple products to inspire, imagine and impact... Continue Reading
By Mahika Kukday If you're a voter in Hillsborough County, you'll have two tax referendums on your general election ballot. But the fact that they both concern funding for public schools — albeit, in different ways — may complicate things. Hillsborough’s School Board is... Continue Reading
By Nikiya Carrero The quick actions of a Miami-Dade public school resource officer are credited with saving a South Florida's teachers life. Tangela McBride is grateful to be alive after passing out in her classroom at Pine View Elementary. After hearing a call for help over his security... Continue Reading
