Associated PressDecember 1, 2020
7min494
Researchers caution many minority students weren't tested amid school closures.
Tag: student testing
Associated PressDecember 1, 2020
Scott PowersDecember 4, 2017
3min837
Republican state Rep. Rene Plasencia is pushing a bill that would return control to local school boards to decide how to evaluate teachers. Plasencia, of Orlando, is rallying support for his House Bill 427, introduced in late October and referred to the House PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee, PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, and Education Committee. The bill would allow […]
Scott PowersJune 6, 2016
3min312
Democrat Rick Roach drew 155 people in his quest for state Senate District 13 and said he received a standing ovation Sunday for delivering a new platform for reforming school testing and education in Florida. “It kind of exceeded my expectations. I think I’ve given people something to vote for,” said Roach, a former Orange […]
Guest AuthorJune 24, 20157min197
I am more than a number. That’s the mantra I keep repeating to myself as I talk to Thomas, a bright young man who sounds like a twenty-something, about my struggles with stress, exercise and time management. You see my health care provider through the school district has targeted me for three heart health-coaching sessions. […]