Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has been awarded the Fostering Diverse Schools Demonstration Grant, providing $1 million in funding over the next two years by the U.S. Department of Education. The grant aims to ensure all students have equitable access to a high-quality education.... Continue Reading
An Automotive Service Academy will be created at Tate High School, thanks to a Triumph Gulf Coast grant. The Triumph Board voted to approve a grant of up to $617,227 to Escambia County Public Schools to re-establish the Automotive Service Academy at Tate High School.Triumph funds will be used to... Continue Reading
By Naaz Modan Nearly three-quarters of public schools said they had a difficult time filling one or more vacant teaching positions before kicking off the 2024-25 school year, according to the results of a nationally representative survey of 1,392 schools released by the U.S. Department of... Continue Reading
By Mary Lett Escambia County school district teachers will have the opportunity to hone their English as a Second Language (ESOL) skills thanks to a Title III grant. Escambia County is one of 14 Florida school districts to receive an ESOL grant from Title III funding. The one-time Title III... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek One week after Hurricane Milton hit, Hillsborough County schools are set to be the final ones in Florida to resume classes. Hillsborough officials had looked into to reopen sooner, but persistent power outages in some locations kept the district from getting back on... Continue Reading
An innovative new school opens in Miami set out to redefine education for families looking beyond the traditional school model. It’s a school where 8-year-olds launch startups, 10-year-olds give TED-style talks and 12-year-olds tackle Harvard Business School challenges. Alpha School boasts a... Continue Reading
By Alan Festo The Alachua County School Board in a split vote on Tuesday night voted to terminate Superintendent Shane Andrew's contract, effective Nov. 15, leaving the district's leadership in limbo just two months into the 2024-25 school year. The motion to terminate Andrew's contract, which... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek With all the hurricanes blowing through, Floridians might have lost track of the fast approaching elections. In three weeks, voters will have cast ballots that could reshape the way public education looks in their communities. Some races remain for school board seats... Continue Reading
Tens of thousands of students in the Southeast are dealing with school disruptions after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc so severe — on homes, campuses and municipal power and water systems — that some districts have no idea when they will reopen. While virtual learning helped during... Continue Reading
By Kara Arundel More than two-thirds of adults (68%) support efforts to restrict cellphone use for middle and high school students during class, but only 36% say the devices should be off-limits for these students the entire school day, according to polling released Monday from Pew Research... Continue Reading
I’ve always loved watching movies and reading biographies. I love hearing the stories of people’s lives. Their ups and downs, victories and losses, failures and celebrations. On a recent plane ride I watched One Life, the Bob Marley story. I’ve always loved his music and his... Continue Reading
By Lauraine Langreo The Arcadia Unified school district in California was already building a basic chatbot specifically for staff use at least four years before ChatGPT became the hottest AI tool on the market, recalled Greg Gazanian, the district’s chief strategy and innovation... Continue Reading
