By Jeffrey S. Solochek Hudson Primary School second-grade teacher Shaunna Lubecki started her students’ day on a late August morning like most others — with a heavy dose of reading and writing. With elementary grades required to have at least 90 minutes a day of English-language... Continue Reading
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has been awarded a $9.5 million, five-year grant by the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) to enhance training for all prospective teachers and their mentors through a partnership with Miami Dade College (MDC). As the third largest school district in... Continue Reading
By Annabelle Sikes Water Spring Middle School in Horizon West has welcomed a new assistant principal. Sulimar Medina's new role was officially announced at the Aug. 27 Orange County Public Schools School Board meeting. She will join the school with more than 20 years of experience in... Continue Reading
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 Erik Sandoval Marion County School Board members on Thursday are discussing which schools need help the most as they look ahead to the November election, when voters could help fund those projects. The Marion County School Board and the Marion County Board of County Commissioners approved... Continue Reading
By Kate Rix Young children spending more than 75 minutes on a tablet were more likely to show increased outbursts of anger and frustration, a new study has found. A lead researcher on the study said when preschoolers spend time on tablets at 3 ½ years of age, they show increased... Continue Reading
Florida International University and Alienware will announce a new partnership today with the unveiling of a 3,042-square-foot, state-of-the-art gaming lounge in the university’s student union in honor of National Video Games Day. Supported by a gift from Alienware and... 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
