Miam-Dade County School Board chair Mari Tere Rojas, at the school board meeting of Aug. 13, proffered agenda item B-3, approving a resolution recognizing the dedicated and committed educational services of Dr. John D. Pace III to Miami- Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) as he embarks on a new... Continue Reading
By Alicia Wallace and Matt Egan Last year, consumers shelled out big bucks for their back-to-school shopping needs, spending a record $41.5 billion, according to estimates from the National Retail Federation. That whopping tally, which amounted to more than $890 per household, bested... Continue Reading
By Patrick O’Donnell Amelia Haggard was too shy to talk about her future, but her father wasn’t. “She’s going to be an astronaut,” boasted David Haggard as she started kindergarten at Indianapolis’ new Girls IN STEM Academy. Amelia, just 5 and already... Continue Reading
By Julie Garisto The devil is in the details when it comes to a new school chaplains policy promoted by the Florida Department of Education this past week. It's still undetermined whether chaplains will be enlisted in Lake County Schools. The model policy from the state's Department of... Continue Reading
By Carolyn Thompson Isabella Pires first noticed what she calls the “gradual apathy pandemic” in eighth grade. Only a handful of classmates registered for service projects she helped organize at her Massachusetts school. Even fewer actually showed up. When she got to high school... Continue Reading
By Vivian Santiesteban-Pardo Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is the only school district in Florida set to receive a $15 million 2024 Renew America’s School Prize and grant from the U.S Department of Energy (DOE). The grant aims to make building upgrades that decrease... Continue Reading
By: Bella Line The Lee County School District is making moves to help immigrant youth thrive in the classroom. The district voted to ask the Florida Department of Education for nearly $2.5 to help English language learners in their schools. A spokesperson with the school district told me that... Continue Reading
By KATE PAYNE Tens of thousands of students have left Florida’s public schools in recent years amid an explosive expansion in school choice. Now, districts large and small are grappling with the harsh financial realities of empty seats in aging classrooms. As some districts are being... Continue Reading
By Melonie Holt, WFTV.com and Charles Frazier, WFTV.com One of the Brevard County school district’s newest career and technical education programs now has a working Marine Sciences Lab. Brevard Public Schools officials hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday for their new Aquadome,... Continue Reading
Superintendent Theresa Axford recently announced new selections for district-level roles. Heidi Roberts — coordinator of English, language arts and reading Roberts is the former assistant principal at Poinciana Elementary and served several years as the literacy coach at Gerald Adams... Continue Reading
By: Shauneen Miranda U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Thursday he is launching a “2024 Back to School Bus Tour” in early September that will include stops in multiple battleground states across the United States as he and other Biden administration officials highlight... Continue Reading
By Kara Arundel No requests from states to extend spending deadlines for COVID-19 federal emergency funds for K-12 schools have been denied so far, according to the U.S. Department of Education, which has been reviewing the requests. About half the states requested spending extensions from... Continue Reading
