Articles in Category: 'Department of Education'

By: Nancy Smith | Posted: May 16, 2012 3:55 AM
I feel like the kid in the back of the class with her hand raised, jumping up and down in the chair. Ooh, ooh, I know the answer, teacher! Call on me!
 
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By: Michael Barone | Posted: June 23, 2011 3:55 AM

When I was growing up, it was widely believed that colleges and universities were the part of our society with the widest scope for free expression and free speech.

 
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By: Gray Rohrer | Posted: January 19, 2011 3:55 AM

The State Board of Education issued $31.3 million in fines for public schools and another $355,000 for charter schools Tuesday for exceeding Florida's class-size limits, but much of that money could get funneled back into the schools that exceeded the caps.

 
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By: Kenric Ward | Posted: December 14, 2010 4:05 AM
 
Florida's lowest-performing schools are staying open, and they're not turning around, a new study reports.
 
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By: Josh Hafenbrack News Service of Florida | Posted: August 12, 2010 4:05 AM
 
Gov. Charlie Crist’s pitch was simple: Florida is united this time, from school boards to unions, in its bid for up to $700 million in federal education stimulus funds.
 
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By: David Royse News Service of Florida | Posted: July 26, 2010 4:05 AM

The Department of Education continues to press its testing contractor for penalties for late delivery of test scores, adding more than $11 million on Friday to what it says NCS Pearson must pay for damages.

 
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By: By Kathleen Haughney The News Service of Florida | Posted: June 25, 2010 4:05 AM
The Florida Department of Education is asking for more than $3 million in damages from contractor NCS Pearson over a delay in reporting the results of the state's standardized exam, the FCAT.

“I fully realize that assessing these damages does not completely make up for the significant inconveniences being felt by students and their families, teachers and school administrators, but it does show very clearly that we are holding Pearson accountable for their failure to uphold the terms of the contract,” state Education Commissioner Eric Smith said in a release Thursday.
 
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