Gabrielle RussonMarch 21, 2023
4min0
Educators have long warned of that summer slide when students fall behind academically during their months of summer vacation.
Tag: Florida public educationTALLAHASSEE, FLA. 3/4/25-Gov. Ron DeSantis, right, shares a laugh with Rep. Lawrence McClure, R-Dover, as he enters the House Chamber to give the State of the State address on the opening day of the 2025 Legislative Session, Tuesday at the Capitol in Tallahassee.
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Gabrielle RussonMarch 21, 2023
Sarah MuellerJanuary 12, 2020
4min674
FEA officials anticipate thousands will participate in Monday’s rally.
Joe HendersonMarch 5, 2019
4min286
Florida voters elected a staunch conservative and DeSantis will make sure that's what they get.
Danny McAuliffeDecember 6, 2018
9min726
As anticipated, Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis is bringing in former House Speaker Richard Corcoran as the next Education Commissioner. That means Corcoran, a Land O’ Lakes Republican who was term-limited in 2018, will likely soon take over as the chief educational officer of the state. He’ll have powerful discretion over staffing decisions inside the Department of Education, […]
Joe HendersonMarch 6, 2018
6min307
If you look closely, there actually are a couple of decent things in the just-passed Florida public education bill that is headed to Gov. Rick Scott for his signature – basically scraps offered to schools as balm for their tattered remains. But let’s call HB 7055 for what it is. It’s a victory lap for […]