By Natalie La Roche Pietri South Florida school districts are committing to ensure student safety in the wake of federal policy changes that would allow federal immigration officers to conduct searches and arrests on school grounds. The directive issued last week by the Department of Homeland... Continue Reading
By Anna Merod In the face of looming teacher shortages, hundreds of thousands of uncertified teachers have entered the K-12 teaching ranks in recent years. School districts in 49 states and Washington, D.C., hired an estimated 365,044 teachers who were not fully certified between the 2021-22... Continue Reading
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal loans and grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country. The memo, which was... Continue Reading
By Ari Odzer With the Trump administration ramping up deportations of undocumented immigrants, our local school districts are making sure schools know what to do if federal agents knock on their doors. There are procedures and laws in place to preserve the learning environment and to protect... Continue Reading
By Anna Merod President Donald Trump issued an executive order late Wednesday setting out school choice as a major priority for the U.S. Department of Education as well as other federal agencies involved in K-12 education. In a separate executive order issued the same day, Trump directed... Continue Reading
By Jarleene Almenas In recent years, Volusia County Schools has increased its graduation rate by over 10%. In 2023-2024, the school district reported a 93.7% graduation rate, up from 84.5% in 2018-2019, according to data presented to the School Board at its meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 29. The... Continue Reading
Write these numbers down 8, 37, and 55. Add them up and you get 100%. These numbers have been broken down to represent Communication.Unbelievably, only 8% are the words. Just 8%. Isn’t crazy when you think about communication.37% is tone. Think about it. Try it with your pet at home. You... Continue Reading
Yesterday, the White House budget office announced a federal funding freeze. AASA is continuing to seek more information on this announcement, but at this time our understanding is that for formula funding all districts received their FY24 funds on either July 1 or October 1 and it is with them... Continue Reading
The Florida Department of Education announced that mid-year progress monitoring results show students continue to succeed under the first-in-the-nation progress monitoring assessments. The percentage of students scoring a level 3 or higher on the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST)... Continue Reading
By Trimmel Gomes With Florida facing a youth mental health crisis, outdated Medicaid reimbursement policies are leaving schools struggling to meet growing demands, despite opportunities to utilize federal funding to expand services. Karen Thomas, Medicaid coordinator for Leon County Schools,... Continue Reading
By Ivy Morton and Sophia Vitello Monday morning, parents of children at Pine View School expressed their outrage and frustration for the newly implemented ‘OpenGate’ weapon detection system. The system created a long line of students sharing a folding table and even the sidewalk,... Continue Reading
By Kerry Sheridan Sarasota County is asking parents for their thoughts on whether schools should allow children to use their mobile phones more, or less during the day. A survey went out to parents earlier this month via email. It asks if they think the policy should be stricter, for what... Continue Reading
