Florida education news: Summer learning loss, unfunded mandates, textbook challenge and more

STOP THE SLIDE: Summer is a time when students often lose the learning they gained during the school year. Parents can help prevent the backsliding , columnist Bill Maxwell writes. (AP photo) A 'QUIET REVOLUTION': Hillsborough County schools are on the forefront of a voluntary effort Read More

Florida education news: union endorsements, teacher allegations, cheating prevention and more

HERNANDO ENDORSEMENTS: The Hernando teachers union recommends that voters go with the challengers in this year's three School Board races. ALLEGATIONS, NOT CHARGES: A Plant High tennis coach won't be charged in the wake of allegations that she texted and touched a female student. Read More

Florida education news: School Board endorsements, school improvement, charter schools and more

REJECTED: Educators running for Pinellas School Board are upset that the teachers union is not backing their campaigns . NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: Florida gets $170 million in federal funds to help turn around persistently struggling schools, the AP reports. ALMOST OVER: A lender pays $100 to take over Read More

Pinellas approves high-level DROP rehires

Lost in all the discussion of school start times and principal changes in the last week were a series of Pinellas County School Board decisions that allowed superintendent Julie Janssen to rehire six top administrators, despite the fact that they've reached the five-year limit after Read More

Poll: School fees

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Columnist: To save teacher jobs, tackle seniority rules

Cutting Race to the Top won't better the odds that Congress will find $10 billion to keep teachers from being laid off, says Newsweek columnist Jonathan Alter . But modifying the last-hired-first-fired system for determining layoffs might: With a little imagination, there’s a grand Read More

Self-avowed conservative goes on air seeking votes for Pasco School Board

In a crowded field of five aspirants for Pasco County School Board District 4, pastor John Tracy has sought to separate himself online. He's gone practically viral with Facebook, Twitter, several web sites and blogs. And now Tracy is starting up a series of online ads. In his newest one, Read More

Florida education news: School funding, FCAT results, School Board races and more

DO YOUR PART: Hernando's teacher union chief says he won't talk pay cuts until the School Board gets serious about raising revenue , including a local-option property tax increase. RUNNING FOR PINELLAS SCHOOL BOARD:  Mini profiles on Brian Hawley , Lew Williams  and Jim Jackson . VOTE Read More