By Space Coast Daily Brevard Public Schools (BPS) Head Start, in partnership with the Florida Department of Health (FDOH), is proud to announce its recognition as the national recipient of the Edward Zigler Innovation Award. This esteemed accolade celebrates Head Start programs that have shown... Continue Reading
By CHRIS HAYS The Florida High School Athletics Association board of directors unanimously approved bylaw changes Tuesday to allow student athletes to engage in Name, Image and Likeness deals. With the motion, Florida becomes the 36th state, including the District of Columbia, to allow NIL... Continue Reading
By LISA J. HURIASH Broward voters will decide in November whether their ethics watchdog’s duties should extend to the School Board. Broward county commissioners agreed Tuesday to add the question to the ballot for the presidential election. If voters agree, the School Board members,... Continue Reading
By Ian HodgsonTimes staff The Hillsborough County School Board approved six principal appointments for the 2024-25 school year Tuesday. Two of the principals confirmed Tuesday came from schools that were closed by the district at the end of the school year for low enrollment. The six new... Continue Reading
Mycah Brown For the next generation of dreamers and lawmakers, the most important thing in their lives right now is building their educational backgrounds to better equip themselves for the success that lies ahead. That, and pizza parties. At Florida A&M University Developmental Research... Continue Reading
By: Jon Gordon Some staff will roll their eyes when they hear a school leader talk about positivity. They think of positivity as pollyannaish, weak, and annoying. They mistakenly think positivity is about rah-rah and motivation. But real positivity is really about optimism, grit, mental... Continue Reading
Author: Beth Luberecki, Gulfshore Business At the halfway point of the 2023-24 school year, the Florida Education Association reported that there were still 4,096 advertised instructional vacancies in Florida K-12 public schools. In Southwest Florida, Collier County had 174 advertised... Continue Reading
By LESLIE POSTAL Before Orange County voters approved a half-penny sales tax for school construction more than two decades ago, the county’s public schools relied heavily on portable classrooms to handle growing enrollment, and many older buildings suffered from leaky roofs, balky air... Continue Reading
By Kevin Mahnken With the presidential election less than six months away, Joe Biden and Donald Trump will soon unveil their platforms and begin rallying voters around their agendas for 2025 and beyond. And while K–12 education typically spends little time in the national spotlight, the... Continue Reading
In partnership with South Lake, Leesburg and Eustis high schools, Habitat for Humanity of Lake-Sumter built four new homes over the past academic year as part of a vocational education program. And in recent weeks, the students were celebrated during dedication ceremonies. Habitat... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek Times staff The days of unlocked doors, gates and other access points at Florida’s schools are coming to an end. New state law, which takes effect July 1, says schools must keep all classroom, building and campus entrances and exits closed and locked when... Continue Reading
BY ALYSSA JOHNSON For over 20 years Florida school board races have been non-partisan, but voters will have a chance this election season to once again place party labels on school board candidates. Placed on the November ballot by state lawmakers, Amendment 1 aims to make school board races... Continue Reading
