By Jessica Calabrese & Elham Kazemi Principals believe they are delivering relevant professional development. Teachers disagree. Principals survey teachers and feel they are including teacher voice in PD plans. Teachers feel like PD is done to them. Principals look forward to PD days.... Continue Reading
By Douglas R. Clifford Students were able to operate some of the equipment themselves at the event, and had an opportunity to learn more about lung health while doing so, according to a news release. Medical staff from HCA Florida Trinity Hospital talked about the ill effects of smoking and... Continue Reading
Funding Arts Broward (FAB) announced that two new Arts Access grants totaling $300,000 have been awarded to the South Florida Symphony Orchestra and the Arts Prevails Project. The Arts Access grants were created to expand upon arts education programs that both organizations currently have in... Continue Reading
Political party affiliations will stay out of school board races as Amendment 1 failed to gain approval from Florida voters. The constitutional amendment failed to receive 60% of the vote as required, instead receiving 55%, according to election results. The amendment would have... Continue Reading
Two schools in Okaloosa County — Niceville High School and Fort Walton Beach High School — have earned spots on the 2024 College Board AP School Honor Roll, recognizing their Advanced Placement (AP) programs. According to a news release by the Okaloosa County School District, both... Continue Reading
By Kate Cimini Longtime Lee County school district teacher and administrator Denise Carlin won the county's first election for superintendent since 1974 on Tuesday night. With 99 of 99 precincts reporting across Lee County, Republican Carlin, a 55-year resident of Lee County and a 32-year... Continue Reading
By Mahika Kukday John Legg was elected Pasco County school superintendent on Tuesday, winning 59% of votes and beating out opponent Chris Dunning. Both hold doctorates from the University of South Florida and place student success as a high priority, but the commonalities end there. Legg... Continue Reading
By Alan Festo The Alachua County School Board during a special meeting on Monday night unanimously agreed to enter into contract negotiations with a former Florida Superintendent of the Year to serve as the district's interim leader. Board member Leanetta McNealy was first to nominate Kamela... Continue Reading
Bibles in public classrooms. School choice. Teacher pay. Over the last several months, The 74 has taken a look at some of the biggest education issues at play during the 2024 election cycle. Here’s an overview of the federal, state and local races and ballot measures that are poised to... Continue Reading
By Travis Pillow Florida’s public schools score among the best in the nation in nine-year-olds’ reading achievement. For low-income students, their results are the best in the nation, period. And they also deliver for taxpayers, producing these results at some of the lowest costs... Continue Reading
Inside a North Philadelphia high school, a class of 11th graders talked frankly about the most controversial aspects of the 2024 election: abortion, Project 2025, the prospect of the first female president. Nearly 650 miles away at a middle school in Indianapolis, an eighth grade teacher avoided... Continue Reading
By Anna Merod Starting in the 2027-28 school year, schools will be prohibited from charging junk fees to low-income families for meals served through the School Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday. The new policy will... Continue Reading
