The only good option is a dead option!
At the conclusion of one of the most criminally underappreciated very bad movies of all time, the 90210 kids-turned-space-marines of “Starship Troopers” capture a “brain bug.” Neil Patrick Harris as...
View ArticleCorcoran calls reopening ‘overwhelming success,’ state education budget,...
School reopening review: Florida’s school reopening has been an “overwhelming success,” Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran pronounced at Wednesday’s state Board of Education meeting. “I think...
View ArticleAppeals court sides with state in school reopening fight
News Service Florida TALLAHASSEE – Saying that “nothing in the emergency order requires any teacher or any student to return to the classroom,” a state appeals court Friday overturned a ruling that...
View ArticleAppeals court rules for state on reopening, learning options, superintendent...
Reopening ruling overturned: The 1st District Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling by a Tallahassee judge who declared that the state exceeded its authority when it ordered districts to reopen...
View ArticleState extends order allowing online learning, math learning lags, guardian...
Order extends remote learning: Students will be able to continue remote learning in the second semester if they choose, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday after the Florida Department of Education issued a...
View ArticleStill no raises for many teachers, budget worries, FEA drops suit, ex-tech...
Teacher raises: It’s been about 10 months since the Legislature approved a bill allocating $500 million to raise teacher pay, but about half the teachers in the state have yet to receive raises. Jacob...
View ArticleSchools to get $6 billion from feds, Bright Futures protest, Keys schools...
Federal aid for schools: The U.S. Senate narrowly approved the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on Saturday, which includes nearly $170 billion for K-12 schools and...
View ArticleThe COVID effect, legislative committees meeting, quarantine relaxed,...
COVID impact on schools: The coronavirus is leaving a mark on the 2021-2022 school year. According to a database maintained by the Florida Education Association teachers union, at least 15 children...
View ArticleEducation choice is the best way to weed out lackluster teachers
Peter Zucker, the creator of the popular South Bronx School blog, has quite the disciplinary record. At a 2015 arbitration hearing, Zucker was convicted of “neglect of duty; conduct unbecoming his...
View ArticleSchool board races, teacher shortages, new university presidents and more
Around the state: School board races heat up, teacher shortages statewide, a boost in spending on school safety in St. Johns, resignations at a high school in Pinellas and new presidents at Saint Leo...
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