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Why Florida is experiencing a teacher shortage
Why Florida is experiencing a teacher shortage

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

Date posted06/4/2024


OCPS leaders, remembering leaky roofs and peeling paint, urge voters to renew sales tax
OCPS leaders, remembering leaky roofs and peeling paint, urge voters to renew sales tax

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

Date posted06/4/2024


Polling Data: Presidents Split the Public on Schools
Polling Data: Presidents Split the Public on Schools

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

Date posted06/4/2024


Habitat for Humanity of Lake-Sumter honors Youth Construction Academy students
Habitat for Humanity of Lake-Sumter honors Youth Construction Academy students

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

Date posted06/4/2024


Florida wants all school doors, gates locked. It could get costly.
Florida wants all school doors, gates locked. It could get costly.

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

Date posted06/3/2024


What to know about Florida’s Amendment 1, the school board ballot question
What to know about Florida’s Amendment 1, the school board ballot question

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

Date posted06/3/2024


Teachers Are Evenly Divided on the Best Way to Teach Math
Teachers Are Evenly Divided on the Best Way to Teach Math

By Alyson Klein Teaching math, at least in part, by having students solve real-world problems is becoming increasingly popular in schools. In fact, California recently adopted a controversial framework that embraces the approach. However, educators are still divided over whether it’s the... Continue Reading

Date posted06/3/2024


ACPS approved to begin IB program this fall at Williams Elementary School
ACPS approved to begin IB program this fall at Williams Elementary School

Lillian Lawson, Gainesville Sun Alachua County Public Schools' plan to turn Williams Elementary into the district’s first International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) has been approved. ACPS posted on Facebook Thursday evening that the International Baccalaureate... Continue Reading

Date posted06/3/2024


The Scene Of The Parkland School Shooting Will Finally Be Demolished. What We Know
The Scene Of The Parkland School Shooting Will Finally Be Demolished. What We Know

Miami Herald | By Jimena Tavel | Six years and four months after a tragedy scarred South Florida forever, the building where it all unraveled will be destroyed. The 1200 building of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland will be demolished in mid June. Inside that three-story... Continue Reading

Date posted05/31/2024


Biden administration distributes $900 million to school districts for electric buses
Biden administration distributes $900 million to school districts for electric buses

BY JOSEPH KONIG The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Wednesday that 530 school districts across the country will receive nearly $900 million to replace diesel school buses with electric and natural gas ones. What You Need To Know The Environmental Protection Agency... Continue Reading

Date posted05/31/2024


A 12-year-old from Florida has won this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee
A 12-year-old from Florida has won this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee

By Ayana Archie The winner of this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee has been crowned. Bruhat Soma, a 12-year-old from Florida, bested the competition Thursday with his spelling of “abseil,” a word used to describe descending a vertical surface area with a rope attached to... Continue Reading

Date posted05/31/2024


Two Miami-Dade County Schools Win Prestigious STEM Classroom Makeover Grant
Two Miami-Dade County Schools Win Prestigious STEM Classroom Makeover Grant

Coconut Palm K-8 Academy and Country Club Middle School are celebrating a remarkable achievement as they become two out of the five schools across Florida selected to each receive a Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) STEM Classroom Makeover Grant. This $50,000 grant, $100,000 grant total,... Continue Reading

Date posted05/31/2024