Sarah MuellerApril 1, 2020
5min551
Some students didn’t pick up a laptop and some households don’t have internet access.
Tag: School districts
Sarah MuellerApril 1, 2020
Ryan NicolNovember 22, 2019
4min387
Avila is asking for money for a physical therapy pool as well as a meals program to assist the elderly.
Ryan NicolSeptember 24, 2019
4min278
The move follows a similar proposal from Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Ryan NicolJanuary 30, 2019
3min507
The exemption would take effect on Jan. 1, 2021 if successful.
Danny McAuliffeSeptember 17, 2018
4min380
Correction: An earlier version of this article mischaracterized the intention of the Florida Association of District School Superintendents. The group is wholly supportive of eventually transferring unused school security funding. School superintendents backing the transfer of unused security money concurred with legislative leaders this week that numbers should be finalized before the Legislature amends any funding set […]
Staff ReportsJuly 6, 2018
4min263
Students in 19 districts go back to school on Aug. 10, according to the Florida Department of Education. Brevard County is among those school districts resuming operation then. But, as reported by Florida Today, the district does not expect to have the necessary amount of school safety officers in all of its elementary schools at […]
Scott PowersApril 24, 2018
3min386
The U.S. Department of Education will move forward with grants to schools in Florida and other states that took in children evacuees from Hurricanes Irma and Maria and then struggled with unexpected costs, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy‘s office announced Tuesday. Under legislation Congress pushed through and approved in February, with Murphy’s backing, the department will […]
Associated PressAugust 19, 2016
2min197
A federal judge has turned down a request from Florida Education Commissioner Pam Stewart and six school districts to take over a lawsuit that challenges the state law preventing some students from being promoted to the fourth grade. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker ruled Friday following an emergency hearing. His decision means that the dispute will […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 26, 2016
4min272
A House education panel unanimously cleared a bill that would create a state mandate for elementary schools to give students at least 100 minutes of recess per week. The K-12 Subcommittee OK’d the measure (HB 833) Tuesday. It must next clear the Education Appropriations Subcommittee and full Education Committee before it can be heard on the House floor. The bill, […]
Phil AmmannDecember 2, 2015
2min304
Florida students with disabilities could have expanded educational options in a bill that passed its final Senate committee hearing Wednesday morning. LobbyTools is reporting that SB 672, sponsored by Niceville Republican Don Gaetz, is now on its way to the Senate floor. If passed, the bill would expand the one-year Personal Learning Scholarship Account program, […]