Florida Department of Education Archives - Page 5 of 11

After New Principal Steps In, Failing Streak Stops At East Gainesville School

December 7, 2017 Education

Lake Forest Elementary's grade went to a C from five years of F's once Karla Hutchinson started working at the school.

D- And F-rated Public Schools In Alachua County Face Pressure To Improve Letter Grades

November 14, 2017 Education, Racial equity

A new education bill passed in July put time constraints on consistent D- and F-rated public schools to raise their letter grades, close, or convert to charter schools, leaving Metcalfe Elementary School with three years to make significant changes.

Students To See Financial Aid Expansion

August 3, 2017 Education

University of Florida's Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

As Florida students return to universities and state colleges this month for a new academic year, many will benefit from a major expansion of need-based financial aid.

Florida Schools Can Hold Recess Inside Classrooms

July 18, 2017 Education

Though state legislators earlier this year passed a law that requires elementary schools to set aside 20 minutes each day for "free-play recess," that mandate doesn't say where recess must take place.

State Faces Class-Action Lawsuit On Higher Ed Funds

July 6, 2017 Education

Two UF alumni filed a class-action lawsuit against the state, saying lawmakers and Gov. Rick Scott funneled money that should have gone to higher education into tax cuts and savings.

School Board Worried About Losing Money If City Purchases GREC

March 28, 2017 Government and politics

Chairman of the Alachua County School Board Robert Hyatt penned a letter to Mayor Lauren Poe Monday detailing all the ways Gainesville Regional Utilities' possible purchase of Gainesville Renewable Energy Center could negatively affect public schools.

Florida Lawmakers Ponder Direction On School Testing

March 22, 2017 Education

Lawmakers considered the next move to scale back state standardized testing at a Senate Education Committee meeting Tuesday.

Court Questions Student ‘Opt Out’ Arguments

February 7, 2017 Education

An appeals court sounded skeptical Tuesday of a Leon County judge's ruling that the state and the Hernando County School Board erred in their approach to students who "opted out" of a state standardized test.

Under Bill, Bright Futures Would Again Offer Full Tuition Coverage

January 26, 2017 Education

Senate Bill 2, which among other things would provide full college tuition coverage for Florida's top-performing students, has passed its first committee — the first step of many before Gov. Rick Scott can sign it into law.