By Marlene SokolTimes staff Clayton Nylund, a science teacher at Tampa’s Blake High School in Hillsborough County, is one of five finalists for Florida Teacher of the Year. Representatives from the Florida Department of Education joined Hillsborough County School District leaders on... Continue Reading
By SCOTT TRAVIS | stravis@sunsentinel.com | South Florida Sun Sentinel About eight schools could be considered for closure as soon as 2025, as Broward School Board members decided the superintendent’s plan to restructure a few schools didn’t go far enough to deal with dwindling... Continue Reading
By Caitlynn Peetz A surge in students’ chronic absenteeism since the return to in-person classes hasn’t discriminated, threatening academic recovery in schools of all sizes and demographic makeups across the country. But schools that are finding success in combating the problem tend... Continue Reading
By Sarah D. Sparks Testing is about more than just knowing the content. Illness, weariness, anxiety, and boredom can all distract students and undercut their performance on tests. A new study suggests proper timing can make a big difference in whether students accurately show what they know... Continue Reading
By Lauraine Langreo Teachers are using artificial intelligence in all kinds of ways to help them do their jobs. But that expanding use has school district tech leaders worried that it could prompt more cyberattacks against schools, concludes a new report. The Consortium for School... Continue Reading
By RYAN DAILEY | News Service of Florida The governing body that oversees high-school athletics in Florida could soon approve a proposal that would lead to high-school athletes getting paid through business agreements such as endorsement deals. The Florida High School Athletic Association... Continue Reading
Sun Sentinel | By Scott Travis | May 14, 2024 Broward schools’ latest plan to deal with dwindling enrollment may be to compete rather than close. Superintendent Howard Hepburn has dropped his proposals to close three schools in 2025 and to remove the Montessori magnet program from Virginia... Continue Reading
By LISA J. HURIASH | lhuriash@sunsentinel.com | South Florida Sun Sentinel A moment that many South Floridians have awaited comes next month: Workers will demolish the Parkland school building where 17 students and staff members were killed in a 2018 massacre. Then will come the next... Continue Reading
By: Arianna Prothero Fewer than half of public schools—48 percent—report that they can effectively meet students’ mental health needs, and that number has dwindled in the past few years even as students’ needs have risen. Those findings come from the most recent School... Continue Reading
BY CELESTE SPRINGER SEMINOLE COUNTY As careers in STEM fields continue to grow, Seminole County Public Schools is using a fleet of mobile Physics Buses to bring science education to students across the area. The Department of Labor projects a nearly 11% growth in the number of people expected... Continue Reading
It won’t be long before the Duval County School Board makes its decision on who the next superintendent of the district will be. Dr. Daniel Smith and Dr. Christopher Bernier were both in town Monday for interviews and a meet and greet. Smith is currently the Chief of Staff of Loudoun County... Continue Reading
By Dianna Weinbaum One of the challenges currently facing our society is the need to prepare more students for the realities of an uncertain future. Though rapid changes in technology and the economy make it difficult to predict what jobs may look like even a decade from now, we do know that... Continue Reading
