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Lincoln High student leaders talk about safety with Leon County Schools administrators
Lincoln High student leaders talk about safety with Leon County Schools administrators

By Alaijah Brown Student government leaders at Lincoln High School told Superintendent Rocky Hanna they felt safe – for now – about the district's safety measures. How long that would last, they couldn't say. The transparent conversation, which happened last week, marked the... Continue Reading

Date posted10/3/2024


South Florida lawmakers propose federal standards for notifying parents of school emergencies
South Florida lawmakers propose federal standards for notifying parents of school emergencies

By Jesse Scheckner Three South Florida lawmakers are collaborating to set new federal standards for notifying parents and guardians about school emergencies, from shootings and bomb threats to sex offenses and natural disasters. The bipartisan School Safety Notification System Act —... Continue Reading

Date posted10/2/2024


Will naming rights to Martin schools facilities soon be for sale? School Board hears pitch
Will naming rights to Martin schools facilities soon be for sale? School Board hears pitch

By Colleen Wixon Is a school ticket booth with the name of a local restaurant or national chain in the school district's future? Tebo Partnerships, which works with school districts across the state, pitched Tuesday the idea of selling naming rights of district facilities. It's a concept... Continue Reading

Date posted10/2/2024


How Teachers Plan to Beat the ‘October Blues’ This Year
How Teachers Plan to Beat the ‘October Blues’ This Year

By Madeline Will Anne Shirley from Anne of Green Gables famously said, “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” But in education, October can be a hard, sometimes grueling month. The excitement that comes with the start of the school year has faded, work has... Continue Reading

Date posted10/2/2024


Protein bars, paper, a rabbit: What teachers buy for their classrooms with their own cash
Protein bars, paper, a rabbit: What teachers buy for their classrooms with their own cash

By Wellington Soares and Caroline Bauman Jamie Epps did not expect to spend a lot of her own money on school supplies when she decided to take a teaching job for the fall of 2023. Her mother convinced her to teach as a source of income while Epps attended nursing school. A retired teacher... Continue Reading

Date posted10/2/2024


How Did School Discipline Get Dragged Into the Presidential Election?
How Did School Discipline Get Dragged Into the Presidential Election?

By Libby Stanford The outcome of the 2024 presidential election could sway the direction of school discipline policy as each major candidate presents a starkly different view of how schools should approach student behavior problems. The 2024 GOP platform, which former President Donald Trump... Continue Reading

Date posted10/1/2024


ESSER Post-Mortem: How Did Districts Spend $190B in Federal Funds? Did It Work?
ESSER Post-Mortem: How Did Districts Spend $190B in Federal Funds? Did It Work?

By Chad Aldeman Say your boss gives you an unexpected bonus at work. Would you save the money, make those home upgrades you’ve been putting off or splurge on a nice vacation? School districts had to make similar calculations with the financial windfalls they received in the wake of... Continue Reading

Date posted10/1/2024


How Should High School Change? These Districts May Have the Answer
How Should High School Change? These Districts May Have the Answer

By Elizabeth Heubeck The traditional structure of American high schools has looked fairly similar for several decades: Students sit in rows of small, square desks with a teacher at the head of the class, for approximately seven hours a day, five days a week, 180 days per year. It’s a... Continue Reading

Date posted10/1/2024


Traffic creates dangerous conditions near Windermere area school during drop-off, pickup times
Traffic creates dangerous conditions near Windermere area school during drop-off, pickup times

By Jerry Hume Chris and Gina Dyer say it’s challenging to bring their son Nicholas to Sunset Park Elementary School in Windermere, even though they live just over a mile away. “Everybody kind of bottlenecks into the intersections so you've got people coming from the turn signal... Continue Reading

Date posted10/1/2024


The Sights and Sounds at the Schoolhouse Gate
The Sights and Sounds at the Schoolhouse Gate

By Johna Giordano, MS E.L., Principal, Hollywood Academy of Arts & Sciences Getting operations up and running, training new teachers and new families, rainy day dismissals, fire drills, PLCs, positive culture, and a plethora of seemingly simple tasks can fill every minute of our day as... Continue Reading

Postedby Johna Giordano
Date posted10/1/2024


State Accountability Systems Aren’t Actually Helping Schools Improve
State Accountability Systems Aren’t Actually Helping Schools Improve

By Libby Stanford The main mechanism under federal law to support school improvement often fails to do its job, according to a new report from EdTrust, a nonprofit advocacy group focused on equity in education. The report examines how state accountability systems have evolved in the near... Continue Reading

Date posted09/30/2024


School’s still out for some Tampa Bay students thanks to Helene
School’s still out for some Tampa Bay students thanks to Helene

By Jeffrey S. Solochek When Pinellas County students return to school Monday, children from two schools swamped by Hurricane Helene won’t be joining them. “Two of our schools suffered severe damages,” schools superintendent Kevin Hendrick said Sunday during a news briefing... Continue Reading

Date posted09/30/2024