Florida education news: school civics lessons, national standards, math lessons and more

By at 15 March, 2010, 6:17 am

GEORGE WHO? A growing number of Florida lawmakers think schoolchildren need to know more about American civics , the Orlando Sentinel reports. AN 'ABOMINATION': Collier and Lee school officials blast proposals to change teacher evaluations, pay and contracts, the Naples Daily News reports. • The bill likely will drive off Florida's best teachers , the Daytona Beach News-Journal editorializes. COMMON CORE: Florida is expected to be among the first group of states to sign off on proposed national standards for English and math , Bloomberg News reports. PRIMO PRINCIPAL: Denise Phillips-Luster of James Stephens International Academy in Fort Myers wins Florida principal of the year , the Fort Myers News-Press reports. LESS IS MORE: Florida's new math standards

will allow teachers to go more in depth with fewer topics , the Sun-Sentinel reports. SEEKING SAVINGS: Lee County hires an auditor to find ways to cut school busing expenses , the Naples Daily News reports. FOCUSED ATTENTION: Duval schools give extra help to some sixth- and ninth-graders judged most likely to drop out, the Florida Times-Union reports. TRY ANOTHER FINGER: Palm Beach schools employees grow frustrated with the district's fingerprint-scanning time clocks , the Palm Beach Post reports. SPECIAL FEE: Gainesville area lawmakers try to push through a transportation fee for Santa Fe College , the Gainesville Sun reports. *

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