For years, Florida has been a known hard-core warrior for school accountability, as defined by testing, school grades and third-grade retention. Students and schools got a reprieve in spring 2020 after the coronavirus pandemic closed their schools. As the new year ensued, education commissioner Richard Corcoran made clear that testing would return to normal, even if little else was. After a trying first quarter of the year, the calls have started coming to extend the respite. Read on for the latest on that and other Florida education news.
Accountability can wait. Seminole County superintendent Walt Griffin called upon state leaders to cancel school grading for the year, the Orlando Sentinel reports. It’s already a challenging enough year, he said.
Floridians are still waiting to see what the second semester will bring. State officials still aren’t saying whether the funding for schools' live remote learning will continue, the Sun-Sentinel reports.
Meanwhile, quarantines continue. Hundreds of students at two Miami-Dade high schools, and several teachers, have been sent home because of virus cases, the Miami Herald reports. • More than 12,000 cases have been reported in Florida schools since September, Florida Phoenix reports.
Mask up. The Seminole County school district is the latest to make its mask mandate permanent, Spectrum 13 reports. • Protestors rallied outside the Brevard County School Board’s meeting as that panel also extended its facial covering rule, Florida Today reports. Face shields are no longer allowed, Space Coast Daily reports. • The Marion County School Board adopted a mandatory mask policy, too, WUFT reports.
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How is your school using its CARES Act funding? The Leon County district is putting a chunk of money toward added literacy programs for kindergartners, the Tallahassee Democrat reports.
The digital divide is real. Florida first lady Casey DeSantis joined with T-Mobile to put a dent in it for thousands of school children, Florida Phoenix reports.
The Pasco-Hernando State College faculty union declared impasse in its first ever contract negotiations. It claimed its first win with the special magistrate’s ruling.
Marion County’s enrollment is slumping. The fall student count indicated a 15-year low for the district, the Ocala Star-Banner reports.
That’s a wrap. Outspoken Polk County School Board member Billy Townsend bade farewell to the board at his final meeting, the Ledger reports.
Their season is over. And it’s not because of COVID-19. Manatee County’s Bayshore High ended its football season early because of numerous injuries, the Herald-Tribune reports.
Growing strong. The Escambia County school district has asked for 25 acres of county land to build a new school, the Pensacola News-Journal reports.
Make them pay. Nassau County teachers urged their district leaders to adopt a teacher pay plan that deviates from the state’s directions, to be more fair to veteran educators, the Fernandina Beach News Leader reports.
Miami-Dade College has been looking for a new president since spring 2019. It has eight semifinalists, none of whom where considered in the aborted first round of searching, the Miami Herald reports.
Stay safe. It’s still hurricane season, and Escambia County schools closed today as a precaution for Hurricane Zeta, the Pensacola News-Journal reports.
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