Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program Sees Enrollment Increase
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Enrollment in Florida’s Tax Credit Scholarship Program continues to see an increase, with participation numbers for the 2016-17 school year reaching an all-time high. The most recent data from Step Up For Students, the largest nonprofit organization to distribute the scholarships in the state, shows more than 92,000 students currently enrolled […]
Court Dismisses Suit Against Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) A lawsuit bringing into question the constitutionality of the largest school voucher program in Florida has been dismissed by the First District Court of Appeal. According to the court, the case against the Tax Credit Scholarship Program should not be allowed to continue because the plaintiffs, which include the state teachers union and a number […]
TEN new cases of Zika are confirmed in Florida, but what does it mean for pregnant women?
Health officials in Florida have confirmed ten new cases of Zika in people being infected by local mosquitos. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Zika virus alert for pregnant women over Florida trips
PREGNANT women are being warned not to go to Florida this summer because of the threat of the Zika virus. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Live Music Tutor Pilot Plays Well in Florida School District
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) The Osceola County School District in Florida has publicly announced the successful completion of the three-month pilot program using the Live Music Tutor education tool that provides real-time interactive music classes from educators all around the world. Five K-12 schools took part in the initiative to measure the effectiveness of the […]
Florida Senate Approves Bill to Treat Coding as Foreign Language
The Florida Senate has approved a proposal that would allow high school students to count coding classes for their foreign language requirement, though some have raised questions about whether they are truly equivalent. Democratic Senator Jeremy Ring’s bill (SB 468) passed by a 35-5 vote. If it gets approved by the House and becomes law, it […]
School Choice Rally in Florida Draws Over 10,000
Thousands of parents and children came together in Florida’s capital in an effort to persuade the largest teacher’s union in the state to drop a lawsuit against an education voucher program that benefits low-income families. Martin Luther King III led the rally, along with religious and community leaders, arguing that the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship offers […]
Florida Atlantic Prof Fired After Sandy Hook Hoax Blog Posts
A tenured professor at a Florida college has officially been fired after claiming that the massacre of elementary school children in Connecticut was a hoax. Florida Atlantic University has announced that School of Communication and Multimedia Studies professor James Tracy was served a notice of termination earlier this week, with his last day set as this Friday. […]
Florida Teachers Union Files Complaint Over Bonus Pay Fairness
The Florida Education Association (FEA), the state’s largest teachers union, has filed charges against the Department of Education and every school district in the state over what it claims is discrimination in a teacher bonus program. Pamela Stalk of USA Today writes that the complaint was made because the “Best and Brightest” scholarship program contains […]
From Grinchmas to the Macy’s Parade, Florida is full of festivities this season
IF YOU’VE been dreaming of Vitamin D this Christmas, sun-splashed fun that promises to keep the family happy is a short flight away. Daily Express :: Travel Feed