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Tag Archives: public education
Florida teachers skeptical of Gov. Scott’s pay raise proposal
By Shaneece Dixon on January 24th, 2013 | Last updated: January 28, 2013 at 2:05 pm
A day after announcing his proposal to give full-time public school teachers a $2,500 pay raise statewide, many Florida teachers are questioning Gov. Rick Scott’s true motives in increasing educators’ wages.
Gov. Scott makes education priority
By George Pappas on September 20th, 2012 | Last updated: September 26, 2012 at 12:56 pm
After visiting schools throughout Florida, Gov. Rick Scott announced that education will be his new priority.
Teachers union president talks about how to improve education
By Robert Lopez on August 1st, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 3:31 pm
Public education in the State of Florida has been making headlines this year with changes to the state’s standardized test, the FCAT, as well as the recent resignation of Florida education commissioner Gerard Robinson. WUFT-FM’s Robert Lopez spoke with Florida [...]
More than half of Alachua County highschoolers outperform state peers on FCAT
By Front Page Edition on May 24th, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 2:55 pm
By Blake Alderman – WUFT-FM The Florida Department of Education reported Alachua County high school students outperformed their peers statewide on the new FCAT biology and geometry tests. Alachua County School spokeswoman Jackie Johnson says that she is not surprised with [...]
