Scott PowersFebruary 6, 2019
4min485
55.9 percent of Florida's 2018 high school graduates took at least one AP Exam.
Tag: Florida Department of Education
Scott PowersFebruary 6, 2019
Drew WilsonDecember 20, 2018
3min1011
Three days after the State Board of Education unanimously approved former House Speaker Richard Corcoran as the state’s next Education Commissioner, the Pasco County Republican has selected his chief of staff. As reported by Andrew Atterbury of POLITICO Florida, Corcoran has picked Alex Kelly to serve as his top staffer. Kelly currently serves as the vice president […]
Danny McAuliffeDecember 4, 2018
8min521
Florida Education Commissioner Pam Stewart will retire on the same day Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis takes office in January, meaning former state House Speaker Richard Corcoran is one step closer to overseeing the state’s massive education operation. Stewart, who has served under her current role since 2013, had originally planned to helm the education department for […]
Scott PowersSeptember 4, 2018
4min860
Florida and county school districts are receiving $95.8 million in federal reimbursements to cover costs of taking in thousands of students from Puerto Rico who fled the island for Florida after Hurricane Maria last year, the office of U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy announced Tuesday. The money is coming in through the U.S. Department of Education […]
Scott PowersFebruary 26, 2018
5min253
A set of three new proposed bills in the Florida House announced Monday seek to make significant changes in the state’s gun laws. Among the proposals: Raise the minimum age for buying a gun in Florida to 21, expand the three-day waiting period to cover the purchase of all firearms, ban “bump stocks,” and create […]
Guest AuthorFebruary 21, 2018
7min326
Like many of you, I have been praying for those that were murdered or injured in Parkland, as well as for their families and the community. Our hearts are broken for them. The grief and sorrow being experienced by this community is no doubt crushing to their souls and we should continue to lift them […]
Scott PowersSeptember 28, 2017
5min470
Drawing on state data on what jobs are out there and what they pay, and what college and career school programs cost, the Florida Chamber Foundation is launching a new website aimed at helping people understand where the money is and what it will cost. “I have to say to you this is just a […]
Erin ClarkMarch 27, 2017
8min171
The Florida Senate Education Committee dedicated most of its weekly meeting to tackling issues of assessment bloat running counter to students’ best interests. In the House, the motto has been “fewer, better tests.” Similarly, in the Senate, the bills that have spurred the most comment from committee members are those that address Florida’s testing protocols. At […]
Drew WilsonMarch 6, 2017
2min194
A bill filed by Orange Park Republican Sen. Rob Bradley Wednesday would require the state to set up a website detailing the amount of state, federal and local money school districts spend on each public school student. “Florida invests nearly a third of the state’s total budget in education. Florida parents and taxpayers deserve access […]
Erin ClarkMarch 3, 2017
5min335
As Florida legislators consider ways to get more high-achieving charter schools into the state, school districts have another concern: getting more teachers into the state. The national teacher shortage is hitting Florida hard. Hillsborough County alone could use another 500 teachers. Advocacy group Teachers of Tomorrow identifies Florida as one of the top five states […]