By Brittany Misencik Pensacola News Journal Escambia County Public Schools is planning to build a new school about a third of a mile away from Beulah Elementary School. “It will take us about six months to go through all the preliminaries after purchasing that property, and then you got... Continue Reading
By Christy Grimes Illegal school bus passing continues to be a major problem across the United States, despite the penalties in place for passing motorists. The National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS) released results from its 12th annual survey on... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek With students’ return to classes just weeks away, officials at two Tampa Bay area school districts say they’re having a much easier time hiring teachers than in the past few years. The Pinellas County district reported having 74 vacancies at the end of the... Continue Reading
By Owen Girard The Broward County School Board unanimously passed a near-total ban of cellphone use amongst all students in the district. The proposal, which was voted on during the board’s Tuesday meeting, will go into effect at the beginning of the upcoming school year. The original... Continue Reading
By Evie Blad These teachers hope to trade grade books for gold medals. American educators will be among the 10,500 athletes who compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics, which start with an opening ceremony July 26, and the 4,400 competitors in the Paris Paralympics, which start Aug. 28. Any athlete... Continue Reading
By Tom Cardamone Does anyone remember making mixtapes or mix CDs for a friend or yourself? Every second counted. Right? You didn’t want a lot of space between each track, and the songs needed to flow smoothly into one another to incorporate a flooding of different emotions. I was reminded... Continue Reading
By CBS Miami Team Facing potential First Amendment challenges, Florida has proposed details about how it will carry out a new law aimed at keeping children off social media platforms and blocking minors from accessing online pornography. Attorney General Ashley Moody's office on Tuesday... Continue Reading
By Linda Jacobson Eighth graders remain a full school year behind pre-pandemic levels in math and reading, according to new test results that offer a bleak view on the reach of federal recovery efforts more than fours years after COVID hit. Released Tuesday, the data from over 7.7... Continue Reading
Two Central Florida schools are evaluating the pros and cons of an extended school year. Students and teachers at Wyomina Park Elementary in Ocala returned to school on Monday, nearly a month earlier than usual. Challenger 7 Elementary in Cocoa is also starting a new year-round... Continue Reading
Alaijah Brown Three public schools in Madison County will eventually be closing their doors after the school board recently voted to shutter any that aren't generating enough state money to operate and have less than 250 students enrolled. "It is a very difficult and emotional decision to... Continue Reading
Mary Ellen Ritter Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis endorsed 23 school board candidates Friday afternoon, according to a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, which included candidates from both Volusia and Flagler counties. DeSantis endorsed Derek Barrs, who is running for District 3 in Flagler... Continue Reading
Brittany Misencik As parents are wrapping up their summer bucket lists before sending their children back to school next month, Escambia County Public Schools is gearing up to start the 2024-25 school year under Superintendent Keith Leonard. The school district has hired four new principals to... Continue Reading
