Tag Archives: teachers

In the News: UF picks assistant football coach, school guns bill advances, Carnival upgrades fleets, Boston investigation continues

By on April 17th, 2013 | Last updated: April 17, 2013 at 11:39 am

UF announces assistant football coach – The University of Florida announced that Jeff Choate, the University of Texas-El Paso defensive coordinator, will be the new special teams coordinator this football season, coach Will Muschamp said Wednesday. Choate will replace Bryant [...]

In the News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Florida teachers skeptical of Gov. Scott’s pay raise proposal

By 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.

Education | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Gov. Rick Scott proposes $2,500 pay raise for teachers

By on January 23rd, 2013 | Last updated: January 24, 2013 at 12:57 pm

Gov. Rick Scott proposed a $2,500 pay raise for full-time teachers in a speech at Ocoee Middle School in Orlando. His proposal must be approved by state legislature and comes after another proposal to increase K-12 funding.

Education | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

At the start of school, unexpected students can cause last-minute shuffle

By on September 7th, 2012 | Last updated: September 19, 2012 at 4:26 pm

More Alachua County students enrolled in school this year, and the unexpected increase sometimes means shufflling teachers and moving students around.

Local | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Teachers coping with standardized tests

By on May 16th, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 3:00 pm

By Lauren Rautenkranz – WUFT-FM Teachers deal with many challenges every day. The recent fiasco with the FCAT writes scores attests to that. As Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Lauren Rautenkranz reports, whether it’s new curriculum or dealing with standardized tests, two [...]

Education, National | Tagged , , | Leave a comment