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Florida Board of Education faces criticism over teacher pay, school closures
Florida Board of Education faces criticism over teacher pay, school closures

The Florida State Board of Education held its monthly meeting in downtown Miami Wednesday morning, marking its first field gathering in South Florida in nearly seven years. Representatives from the Florida Education Association and the United Teachers of Miami-Dade held a press briefing to... Continue Reading

Date posted05/30/2024


M-DCPS launches a new program to increase safety around school buses
M-DCPS launches a new program to increase safety around school buses

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) and Miami-Dade County Police, in partnership with BusPatrol America, have begun enforcing South Florida’s first and largest school bus stop-arm camera enforcement program in the nation. All 1,000 school buses are equipped with cameras designed to... Continue Reading

Date posted05/30/2024


Florida’s top education official says public school closures a tradeoff for school choice
Florida’s top education official says public school closures a tradeoff for school choice

By ANDREW ATTERBURY Florida’s top education official downplayed the sizable enrollment declines plaguing some of the largest school districts in the state on Wednesday, labeling potential campus closures as a motivation for traditional public schools to “innovate and provide... Continue Reading

Date posted05/30/2024


Politics have seeped into school board elections; Amendment 1 could make it official
Politics have seeped into school board elections; Amendment 1 could make it official

BY: JACKIE LLANOS For nearly three decades, Florida school board elections have been nonpartisan. But this November, under Amendment 1, voters could choose the political approach, which would allow Democrats, Republicans and other party candidates to sit on partisan school boards. Supporters... Continue Reading

Date posted05/30/2024


M-DCPS helps students with autism thrive inside and outside classroom
M-DCPS helps students with autism thrive inside and outside classroom

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) offers myriad ways to assist the 9,000 of its students who fall under the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). “Special education teachers in our autism support classrooms utilize a multisensory approach to teaching and learning, activating the visual... Continue Reading

Date posted05/30/2024


New Broward Schools Superintendent Howard Hepburn says he’s here to stay
New Broward Schools Superintendent Howard Hepburn says he’s here to stay

By SCOTT TRAVIS Howard Hepburn is vowing to become a different kind of superintendent for Broward County Schools — one who actually stays. Hepburn, 45, signed a three-year contract May 21 at an annual salary of $340,000. He became the sixth person in three years to hold the title of... Continue Reading

Date posted05/29/2024


Three Lessons School Districts Have Learned About Contracting For Results
Three Lessons School Districts Have Learned About Contracting For Results

By Jill Barshay Schools spend billions of dollars a year on products and services, including everything from staplers and textbooks to teacher coaching and training. Does any of it help students learn more? Some educational materials end up mothballed in closets. Much software goes unused. Yet... Continue Reading

Date posted05/29/2024


Should Broward close some schools in 2025 or 2026? The latest considerations
Should Broward close some schools in 2025 or 2026? The latest considerations

By SCOTT TRAVIS Broward School Board members could decide Wednesday how quickly they want to start closing schools to deal with dwindling student enrollment. Superintendent Howard Hepburn plans to bring to the School Board on Wednesday two proposals that would close eight schools: One... Continue Reading

Date posted05/29/2024


Indian River schools asking voters to continue property tax for teachers, school safety
Indian River schools asking voters to continue property tax for teachers, school safety

Colleen Wixon Voters are being asked in November to continue paying a 1/2-mil property tax for district technology, recruiting high-quality teachers and expanding school safety, security and student wellness. The School Board has unanimously agreed to put the four-year tax on the Nov. 5... Continue Reading

Date posted05/29/2024


How Teachers Build Confidence to Motivate Middle Schoolers in STEM
How Teachers Build Confidence to Motivate Middle Schoolers in STEM

By Arianna Prothero Middle schoolers embody a messy no-man’s land: young enough to get excited by stickers and play-acting, but mature enough to crave autonomy and opportunities to improve their world. Younger adolescents have shed much of their early-childhood curiosity and confidence... Continue Reading

Date posted05/28/2024


Florida High leader Stacy Chambers stepping down to work for charter school company
Florida High leader Stacy Chambers stepping down to work for charter school company

Alaijah Brown, Tallahassee Democrat Stacy Chambers, Florida State University Schools superintendent of nine years, is stepping down from the role June 3 to work for Charter Schools USA. Meantime, Christopher Small – an FSU alum and educational program director – will be... Continue Reading

Date posted05/28/2024


Florida schools say maintaining student laptops for all is getting too costly
Florida schools say maintaining student laptops for all is getting too costly

By Associated Press Orange County Public Schools prides itself on providing laptops to all students, an effort that started in 2013 and aimed to make sure everyone had access to technology no matter their family’s income. But putting laptops in the hands of thousands of students —... Continue Reading

Date posted05/28/2024