By Alan Festo During a special meeting of the Alachua County School Board on Wednesday evening, board members unanimously approved the contract for Kamela Patton, who will serve as interim superintendent until a permanent district leader is found. The contract, which runs from Nov. 18 through... Continue Reading
By Jarleene Almenas Come January, Mainland High School Principal Joseph Castelli will be moving on to a district position. On Tuesday, Nov. 12, the Volusia County School Board approved Castelli's appointment as the district's new director of secondary schools under the Teaching, Leading and... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek Brooker Creek Elementary School in Tarpon Springs is getting a new principal after the recent and abrupt departure of Joshua Hodges, who had been with the school since January 2022. The school board approved veteran district educator Seymour Brown, director of strategic... Continue Reading
By Isabella Benjumea Bay District Schools held its board meeting on Tuesday and voted on the Association of Bay County Educators master contract. The contract package includes raises and salary increases for all instructional personnel in the district. The board approved an annual salary of... Continue Reading
By David Steiner An increasing number of districts across America are rightly procuring so-called high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) for use in their schools. These English Language Arts and math materials meet grade-level state standards for skills and knowledge and are thus rated... Continue Reading
As FIU joins thousands of colleges and universities across the nation this week in celebrating students who are among the first generation in their families to pursue bachelor’s degrees, Univision Foundation announced a new scholarship to bolster first-gen students as they work to finish... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek Even before he won as Pasco County’s next superintendent, questions circulated over whether charter school operator John Legg could turn the district on its head in pursuit of expanding choice at the expense of public education. On Monday, Legg signaled that while... Continue Reading
By Steven Walker Florida’s SAT scores fell again this year, continuing a downward trend that experts fear stems from the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on state students. The state’s average SAT score dropped to 948 out of 1600, an 18-point decline from 2023, according to... Continue Reading
By Lauraine Langreo K-12 educators are hesitant and concerned about using artificial intelligence for teaching and learning, according to a variety of surveys. But AI is increasingly being embedded into many tools that students and teachers use daily. That is why experts say it’s... Continue Reading
By Kristin Chase Dixie County High School’s FFA (Future Farmers of America) chapter won the National Model of Excellence Award. The award recognizes high school and middle school chapters that help grow leaders, build communities, and strengthen agriculture. Members say this means... 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
