By Alan Festo The Alachua County School Board in a split vote on Tuesday night voted to terminate Superintendent Shane Andrew's contract, effective Nov. 15, leaving the district's leadership in limbo just two months into the 2024-25 school year. The motion to terminate Andrew's contract, which... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek With all the hurricanes blowing through, Floridians might have lost track of the fast approaching elections. In three weeks, voters will have cast ballots that could reshape the way public education looks in their communities. Some races remain for school board seats... Continue Reading
Tens of thousands of students in the Southeast are dealing with school disruptions after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc so severe — on homes, campuses and municipal power and water systems — that some districts have no idea when they will reopen. While virtual learning helped during... Continue Reading
By Kara Arundel More than two-thirds of adults (68%) support efforts to restrict cellphone use for middle and high school students during class, but only 36% say the devices should be off-limits for these students the entire school day, according to polling released Monday from Pew Research... Continue Reading
By Lauraine Langreo The Arcadia Unified school district in California was already building a basic chatbot specifically for staff use at least four years before ChatGPT became the hottest AI tool on the market, recalled Greg Gazanian, the district’s chief strategy and innovation... Continue Reading
The State Board of Education applauded the success of Florida’s apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs with a new report that showcases the state’s progress toward becoming the #1 state in the nation for workforce education by 2030. Additionally, the State Board approved a new... Continue Reading
By Steven Walker The University of Central Florida will use a new $1.6 million donation to provide scholarships to 46 graduates of Orange County high schools in an ongoing effort to fill gaps in financial aid for students from low-income families. Many of the students have financial aid that... Continue Reading
By Mark Lieberman The federal government is investing billions of dollars to crack down on lead in water sources nationwide, including through new requirements for water systems to track lead contamination in schools’ drinking water. But those efforts alone are unlikely to end pervasive... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek Hillsborough County students will remain out of school at least one more day. Citing ongoing power outages at about 100 campuses, district officials announced they will not resume classes on Tuesday. They said they hope to reopen Wednesday. “The power is the... Continue Reading
By Caitlynn Peetz & Olina Banerji Protecting students’ privacy and maintaining transparency can be a tough balance for a public school district to strike. An Education Week analysis has found that a small number of districts use legally binding nondisclosure and non-disparagement... Continue Reading
School Superintendent Marcus Chambers and Sheriff Eric Aden have announced a collaboration between the Okaloosa County School District and the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office for this year’s Angel Tree Program. The initiative aims to support students from needy families during the... Continue Reading
By Alaijah Brown Affluent elementary schools in Leon County have thousands more reading books in classrooms than what are called Title I elementary schools, which are marked by low-income families. In turn, the stark contrast creates a daunting reality: A widened achievement gap. Now, school... Continue Reading
