In rural Florida, Common Core brings big changes to classrooms

The Hechinger Report - Jackie Mader "Florida is one of [...]

February 26th, 2014|Categories: Common Core Standards, Florida, Rural, School District|Tags: Education, School|

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Florida Department of Education to release individual teacher VAM scores

The Tampa Bay Times - Jefferey S. Solochek "Despite its [...]

February 24th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Florida, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Evaluations, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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State stands by Common Core education standards

The Orlando Sentinel - Staff Writer "State education leaders stood [...]

February 23rd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Common Core Standards, Current Events, Education, Florida, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Florida Students Improve, Perform Well On Advanced Placement Exams

Education News - Misty Bailey "A report recently released by [...]

February 20th, 2014|Categories: Advanced Placement, College/University, Florida, High School, Students|Tags: Education, School|

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Fla. Board of Education votes to adopt Common Core Standards

WESH ABC - Staff Writer "The State Board of Education [...]

February 18th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Common Core Standards, Current Events, Education, Florida, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Editorial: Keeping the promise of early childhood education

Tampa Bay Times - Editorial "The science is catching up [...]

February 9th, 2014|Categories: Early Education, Florida, Funding, Government, Preschool|Tags: Education, School|

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Florida lawmakers to consider banning biometrics in schools

The Tampa Bay Times - Kathleen McGrory "Polk County parents [...]

February 4th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Florida, Government, Law, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Proposal would let cursive writing live on in schools

The Tampa Bay Times - Lisa Gartner "Like typewriters or [...]

February 2nd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Cursive, Education, Florida, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Writing|Tags: Education, schools|

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Gov. Rick Scott proposes $542 million boost to education spending

The Miami Herald - Kathleen McGrory "Gov. Rick Scott on [...]

January 27th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Florida, Funding, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Florida teacher certification exams getting tougher

The Miami Herald - David Smiley "A push to improve [...]

January 26th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Florida, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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