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By Steve Patterson Duval County’s School Board will meet Sept. 17 to talk more about moving from downtown to Baymeadows after authorizing its superintendent Sept. 2 to negotiate contract terms for the shift. The board’s 6-to-1 votes set the table for final decisions Oct. 7 on... Continue Reading
During a recent Brevard Public Schools board workshop, officials discussed modifications to the Wireless Communication Device Policy to better support high school learning. Beginning September 2, students in grades 9–12 will have two new options for using personal technology: Instructional... Continue Reading
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) district administrators, School Board members, George T. Baker Aviation Technical College director Alissa Tapia, Miami Sunset Senior High School principal Rodolfo Rodriguez, as well as staff and students were on hand the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 20,... Continue Reading
By Michelle Spitzer and Dave Berman Longtime Rockledge City Councilman, educator and Brevard County leader Joe Lee Smith died the morning of Sept. 1. He was 89. Smith served the city of Rockledge for 36 years before deciding not to seek reelection in Nov. 2019. His longtime mentee, Michael... Continue Reading
By Angel Green On Friday, the Seminole County School Board tentatively negotiated a contract agreement with SECA and NIPSCO regarding terms and pay. Employees returning for the 2025-2026 school year will get a $0.39 hourly raise, whereas new hires on or after July 1 will keep their current... Continue Reading
By Mark Harper Four of five Volusia County School Board members offered high praise for Superintendent Carmen Balgobin in her evaluation, while the fifth was not quite so enamored. Balgobin, one of five finalists for national Superintendent of the Year, was subjected to a board review of her... Continue Reading
By Logan MacDonald The effort to move Duval County Public Schools headquarters could pick up speed very soon. School board members are set to vote Tuesday on whether to allow superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier to begin contract negotiations on its new proposed location in... Continue Reading
By Tynisa Senior, Olivia DiVenti, Faith Graham With thousands fewer students enrolled in South Florida schools, public schools are grappling with the shrinking budgets — threatening teacher pay, advanced programs, and student services — and the Miami Dade School Board is the... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek and Nakylah Carter For most of the last decade, Florida schools have struggled to head off a growing challenge: more and more students are vaping. By 2019, the state identified e-cigarettes among the most used substances among middle and high schoolers, with... Continue Reading
By Lauraine Langreo Nearly one-third of K-12 public schools in the United States now require mental health screening for students, but ensuring that they receive adequate follow-up care after a diagnosis is often much harder, concludes a recent study from RAND, a nonprofit research... Continue Reading
By Fadia Patterson Housing advocates from across the state gathered in Orlando this week for the Florida Housing Coalition’s 38th annual conference, where the organization released its latest Home Matters Report. The findings show that while housing demand continues to climb,... Continue Reading
By Katia Riddle and Allison Aubrey It won't happen here. Not at your school. These are the kinds of reassurances that parents want to give their children when something as horrific as a school shooting happens. But here's the problem in the United States: It could happen. School shootings have... Continue Reading
