/tags/florida-schools florida schools en-US WLRN Tue, 02 Jul 2024 13:03:30 GMT /education/2024-07-02/florida-students-ace-most-recent-statewide-assessment Florida students showed marked improvement in math, English Language Arts, social studies and science this year compared with last. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 13:03:30 GMT /education/2024-07-02/florida-students-ace-most-recent-statewide-assessment Danielle Prieur /education/2024-01-22/florida-has-a-chronic-absenteeism-problem-heres-how-two-districts-are-trying-to-fix-it Two Central Florida school districts are looking to tackle this post-COVID problem by implementing two different approaches. Mon, 22 Jan 2024 22:04:39 GMT /education/2024-01-22/florida-has-a-chronic-absenteeism-problem-heres-how-two-districts-are-trying-to-fix-it Danielle Prieur /2022-09-16/defense-rests-in-parkland-sentencing-trial-and-students-denied-from-attending-a-play-in-miami-dade-public-schools The defense in the Parkland sentencing trial abruptly decided to rest their case, surprising everyone, especially Judge Scherer. Miami-Dade County Public Schools denied students from attending the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Anna in the Tropics" by Nilo Cruz Fri, 16 Sep 2022 22:19:49 GMT /2022-09-16/defense-rests-in-parkland-sentencing-trial-and-students-denied-from-attending-a-play-in-miami-dade-public-schools Natu Tweh /news/2022-08-15/new-florida-laws-creating-confusion-and-chaos-in-schools-says-teachers-union-president The passage of the Stop Woke Act and Parental Rights in Education laws are causing some educators to "err on the side of caution," says Andrew Spar, president of the Florida Education Association. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 19:13:00 GMT /news/2022-08-15/new-florida-laws-creating-confusion-and-chaos-in-schools-says-teachers-union-president Kerry Sheridan /education/2022-08-12/florida-schools-are-scrambling-to-fill-vacant-slots-as-students-return-to-classrooms Florida students began returning to classrooms this week amid a teacher and support-staff shortage, with some counties still advertising positions and exploring "creative options" to fill vacancies. Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:10:18 GMT /education/2022-08-12/florida-schools-are-scrambling-to-fill-vacant-slots-as-students-return-to-classrooms The News Service of Florida /news/2022-08-05/attorneys-general-from-15-states-d-c-oppose-floridas-controversial-education-law Saying the law will “stigmatize and harm LGBTQ youth,” attorneys general from 15 states and the District of Columbia are seeking to aid challengers to a new Florida law that restricts instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in the state's public schools. Fri, 05 Aug 2022 15:44:06 GMT /news/2022-08-05/attorneys-general-from-15-states-d-c-oppose-floridas-controversial-education-law News Service of Florida /education/2022-06-29/state-files-motion-to-dismiss-challenge-to-controversial-education-law Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office is asking a federal judge to toss out a challenge to the controversial new law that restricts instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in Florida public schools. Wed, 29 Jun 2022 15:44:48 GMT /education/2022-06-29/state-files-motion-to-dismiss-challenge-to-controversial-education-law Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /news/2022-05-25/small-school-districts-may-have-paid-thousands-more-in-textbook-costs-than-their-larger-counterparts Some of Florida’s most financially strapped small school districts could have paid thousands of dollars more for textbooks than their larger counterparts, and local officials are asking state leaders to do something about it. Wed, 25 May 2022 18:19:00 GMT /news/2022-05-25/small-school-districts-may-have-paid-thousands-more-in-textbook-costs-than-their-larger-counterparts Dara Kam | News Service Florida /education/2022-05-24/educators-are-the-books-in-your-library-being-challenged-or-restricted There have been more than 200 book bans across Florida in the past year, according to a report by the advocacy group PEN America. Many of the targeted books are centered around people of color and LGBTQ characters. Tue, 24 May 2022 14:14:06 GMT /education/2022-05-24/educators-are-the-books-in-your-library-being-challenged-or-restricted Kate Payne, Katie Lepri Cohen /news/2022-05-10/fight-over-controversial-education-law-may-take-months-to-play-out A legal battle over a new state law that restricts teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms could continue well into the upcoming school year. Tue, 10 May 2022 15:55:39 GMT /news/2022-05-10/fight-over-controversial-education-law-may-take-months-to-play-out Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida