Education

Merit-based teacher pay bill back

Senate Bill 6 caused a big uproar last year, with Florida teachers and parents complaining that it would hurt education. Now, some lawmakers say it is back on the table, and they are not happy about it.  

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Florida gets millions to devise new student assessment tests

Florida is part of a consortium of 26 states that will receive a total of $170 million in federal funding to help develop new tests to assess students' mathematics and language arts skills, the U.S. secretary of education announced Thursday.

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Cuba travel promoters gear up

The unofficial word in Washington is that the Obama administration plans to relax limits on travel to Cuba for professional, educational and artistic purposes. Some travel promoters are gearing up to handle potentially hundreds of thousands more visits. Cuba Education Tours, a Canadian outfit, is Read More

Alex Sink unveils plan for school changes

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink envisions an education system in Florida where at-risk students have incentives to stay in school, better-trained teachers get performance-based raises and school buildings become community centers.

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Wife of ex-Florida Keys schools chief gets 8 years for theft

After pleading guilty Tuesday to six felony counts for stealing $413,000 from the Monroe County School District, ousted Adult Education Coordinator Monique Acevedo blamed her criminal actions on an undetected bipolar disorder made worse by an addiction to oxycodone.

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Guests for the Sunday TV news shows

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ___ ABC’s “This Week” – Education Secretary Arne Duncan; D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee; Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers; celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.

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Prankster filled locks with glue at high school

It was a sticky situation at Mount Dora High School on Monday. Workers in Lake County had to scramble on the first day of school after a prankster filled locks with super glue, reports WKMG News in Orlando. Solvent was used in some cases to fix the problem. But some locks had to be replaced, Read More

Judge says plaintiffs can challenge Florida’s commitment to quality public schools

A judge has denied Florida’s request to toss out an education adequacy lawsuit, ruling the plaintiffs – including three Orlando mothers – can challenge in court the state’s commitment to public education.

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