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Students Feel Less Connected to School. Here’s Why That Matters
Students Feel Less Connected to School. Here’s Why That Matters

By Caitlynn Peetz Fewer students feel connected to people at their school now than in 2021, when many districts were still operating on remote or hybrid schedules, according to the recently published results of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s biennial survey of high... Continue Reading

Date posted10/11/2024


Mock Elections in Schools Evolve to Build Trust in Democracy
Mock Elections in Schools Evolve to Build Trust in Democracy

By Evie Blad For students, participating in mock elections is no longer as simple as checking a box by a presidential candidate’s name and dropping a homemade paper ballot into a bin. Those nostalgic exercises have evolved to teach students about the logistics of the electoral process,... Continue Reading

Date posted10/11/2024


28 schools in Palm Beach County to offer free meals for kids Friday
28 schools in Palm Beach County to offer free meals for kids Friday

By: Audra Schroeder On Friday, Oct. 11, the School District of Palm Beach County is offering free meals for kids at 28 area schools. While Palm Beach County schools are still closed on Friday, due to Milton, they're providing the meals to make sure kids still have access to healthy meals... Continue Reading

Date posted10/11/2024


Crafting Talks That Have Impact
Crafting Talks That Have Impact

By Erik Palmer Let me give you a challenge: Within 30 seconds, come up with five examples of an education leader’s communication failure. I bet you can do it. Perhaps you recall faculty walking out of a meeting saying, “Well that was a big waste of time;” possibly a professional... Continue Reading

Date posted10/10/2024


NAESP Honors the 2024 Class of NAESP National Distinguished Principals
NAESP Honors the 2024 Class of NAESP National Distinguished Principals

The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) recognizes 37 exemplary elementary and middle-level principals from across the nation and abroad as the 2024 class of NAESP National Distinguished Principals (NDPs). The pre-K-8 principals are in Washington, D.C., from Oct.... Continue Reading

Date posted10/10/2024


Hurricane Milton: Florida schools close as huge storm approaches Gulf coast
Hurricane Milton: Florida schools close as huge storm approaches Gulf coast

Florida schools, colleges, and universities have announced closures ahead of Hurricane Milton, which is expected to become a major hurricane before landfall over Florida's Gulf coast. Regardless of where the eye falls, Florida's west coast will be hit with life-threatening storm surges, flooding,... Continue Reading

Date posted10/9/2024


States Are Spending Billions on Private School Choice. But Is It Truly Universal?
States Are Spending Billions on Private School Choice. But Is It Truly Universal?

By Mark Lieberman Six states last school year launched private school choice programs that were open to all students, regardless of much their family earns or where they previously went to school. They joined two other states with existing “universal” programs. All told, 569,000... Continue Reading

Date posted10/9/2024


Marijuana use linked to worse school outcomes for teens
Marijuana use linked to worse school outcomes for teens

By Ernie Mundell Generations of parental warnings may not be wrong: A massive study of available data finds teens who use marijuana have significantly worse outcomes at school. Data from 63 studies involving almost 440,000 youths found "cannabis use during adolescence is probably associated... Continue Reading

Date posted10/9/2024


Keys Schools Now Have Compostable Utensils & Trays Thanks To Key Largo Students
Keys Schools Now Have Compostable Utensils & Trays Thanks To Key Largo Students

By Frank Derfler Key Largo School is repeatedly named as a Gold Level Everglades Champion School by the Everglades Foundation. The students in all grades at KLS are serious about their titles as Everglades ambassadors. Like other schools in the district, KLS has an Advancement Via... Continue Reading

Date posted10/9/2024


Storm Information October 8, 2024
Storm Information October 8, 2024

The Florida Department of Education works closely with school districts before, during and after natural disasters to ensure they have the resources necessary to resume normal operations as quickly as possible. We will continue collaborating with district leadership to address questions as they... Continue Reading

Date posted10/8/2024


FCC releases cybersecurity resource guide for budget-constrained schools
FCC releases cybersecurity resource guide for budget-constrained schools

By Naaz Modan Schools and libraries have a new resource to evaluate and address cybersecurity risks. A guide released Wednesday by the Federal Communications Commission and U.S. Department of Education is intended to “serve broadly as a resource for schools and libraries as they take... Continue Reading

Date posted10/8/2024


Eastside High School earns top recognition from College Board for Advanced Placement program
Eastside High School earns top recognition from College Board for Advanced Placement program

The College Board has announced that Eastside High School has been named to the 2024 Platinum AP (Advanced Placement) Honor Roll. On its website, the College Board, which administers the AP program, says the Honor Roll program “recognizes schools whose AP programs are delivering results for... Continue Reading

Date posted10/8/2024