Articles in Category: 'Florida Department of Education'

Manny Diaz: Longtime Educator, Opponent of Obamacare, with Ambitious Agenda for State Schools
By: Eric Giunta | Posted: February 18, 2013 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Choice & Innovation Subcommittee, digital learning, Distribution of Materials Harmful to Minors, Education Committee, education reform, ELAM, FDOE, Florida Department of Education, Foreign-Trained Medical Professionals, George T. Baker Aviation School, HB 113, HB 517, HB 53, health insurance exchanges, Health Quality Subcommittee, Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, K-12 Subcommittee, Latin American School of Medicine, Manny Diaz, Medicaid expansion, Michael Bileca, News, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PCB CIS 13-03, PPACA, Student Assessment Program for Public Schools, virtual education, Will Weatherford, Politics
 
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As FCAT Resumes, State Clamps Security on Students, Schools
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: April 16, 2012 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Caveon, cell phones, charter schools, cheating, electronic devices, Florida Department of Education, graduation, math, News, Pearson, proctors, Reading, science, seating charts, security agreement, special education, Teachers, Politics, Government
 
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Teachers' Hourly Compensation Doubles Up Private-Sector Average
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: December 23, 2011 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Amber Winkler, American Enterprise Institute, Andrew Biggs, Bob Sanchez, Bureau of Labor Statistics, contracts, Florida Department of Education, Fordham Institute, Heritage Foundation, hourly compensation, James Madison Institute, Jay Greene, News, private-sector workers, public-school teachers, teachers unions
 
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'A'-School Recognition Dollars May Not Get Home for Christmas
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: November 19, 2011 3:55 AM
 

TAGS: A, FCAT, Florida Department of Education, Florida School Boards Association, News, school recognition awards, Politics
 
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Low-Income Students Gaining With Tax Credit Scholarships, Study Finds
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: September 21, 2011 3:55 AM
TAGS: David Figlio, Doug Tuthill, Florida Department of Education, Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, Fordham Institute, Foundation for Florida's Future, Gerard Robinson, James Madison Institute, News, Patricia Levesque, Robert Sanchez, Step Up for Students, TaxWatch, Government
 
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'Disruptive' Teachers Union Lawsuit Won't Wash, Say Supporters
By: Jim Turner | Posted: September 15, 2011 3:55 AM
 

TAGS: DOE, Dwight Bullard, FEA, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Florida Department of Education, Florida Education Association, Foundation for Florida’s Future, Jeb Bush, News, Rick Scott, Sarasota Classified/Teachers Association, SB736, Senate Bill 736, teacher merit pay, Politics
 
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Novel Idea: Florida Gets Serious About FCAT Writing
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: July 27, 2011 3:55 AM
 

After years of inexplicably large gaps between low reading results and sky-high writing scores, the Florida Department of Education admits to overly lenient grading of essays and says it is tightening standards.
TAGS: essay, FCAT, Florida Department of Education, grammar, NCS Pearson, News, proficiency, punctuation, Reading, spelling, standards, writing exam, Columns
 
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Education Chief: Give Miami-Dade, Duval More Time to Fix Failing Schools
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: July 19, 2011 3:55 AM
 

TAGS: Duval, failing schools, Florida Department of Education, Foundation for Florida's Future, John Winn, Miami-Dade, News, Patricia Levesque, State Board of Education, Politics
 
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More Florida Schools Earn 'A's
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: June 30, 2011 10:47 AM
 

TAGS: FCAT, Florida Department of Education, Jeb Bush, John Winn, National Education Policy Center, News, Reading, school grades, William Mathis, Government
 
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'Ineffective' State Agency Trips Up Rick Scott Jobs Campaign
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: June 30, 2011 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Americans With Disabilities Act, Bureau of Rehabilitation and Reemployment Services, disability, Florida Department of Education, Frances Ford, jobs, News, ReEmployAbility, Rick Morales, Rick Scott, school district, unemployment, workers' compensation, Government
 
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Gerard Robinson Takes Florida Education Helm
By: Gray Rohrer | Posted: June 21, 2011 11:16 AM
 
TAGS: Black Alliance for Educational Options, Eric Smith, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Florida Department of Education, Gerard Robinson, Gov. Bob McDonnell, Gov. Rick Scott, Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, John Winn, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, News, Space Shuttle, Virginia Secretary of Education, Government
 
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Weekly Roundup: Worries -- Drug Test Problems, Granny Dumping
By: Jim Saunders News Service of Florida | Posted: June 18, 2011 3:55 AM
TAGS: ACLU, Agency for Health Care Administration, Alex Sink, American Civil Liberties Union, Amerigroup Florida, Ann Scott, Cassandra Jenkins, Charlie Crist, Children's Campaign, Common Cause Florida, Dan Gelber, Darryl Rouson, David Effinger, Democracia, Department of Community Affairs, Department of Economic Opportunity, Fair Districts, FCAT, Florida Department of Education, HMO, Jeremy Ring, Julia Pearsall, League of Women Voters of Florida, managed care, Medicaid, NAACP, News, Randall Marshall, Redistricting, Rick Scott, Roy Miller, Steve Schale, Will Weatherford, William McHugh, Government
 
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Florida's Reading, Math Scores Stay Steady; Changes Coming
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: June 6, 2011 11:28 AM
 
TAGS: Eric Smith, FCAT, FCAT 2.0, Florida Department of Education, math, News, proficiency, Reading, science, Government
 
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State Poised to Approve New Teacher Evaluations
By: Lilly Rockwell News Service of Florida | Posted: June 1, 2011 3:55 AM
TAGS: Alberto Carvalho, David Clark, David Steele, evaluations, FCAT, Florida Department of Education, Joseph Camputaro, Kathy Hebda, Lisa Grant, merit pay, News, Race to the Top, Government
 
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Florida Students: Far Better Writers Than Readers?
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: May 5, 2011 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Broward, Eric Smith, essay, FCAT, Florida Department of Education, Fordham Institute, Hillsborough, Martin, Miami-Dade, NAEP, NCS Pearson, News, Orange, Reading, St. Lucie, test scores, University of Arkansas, writing, Government
 
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Graduation Rates: Solid Gains or Creative Accounting?
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: November 22, 2010 4:05 AM
 
Florida claims its high-school graduation rate rose to 79 percent this year, but, once again, other computations suggest otherwise.
TAGS: Alliance for Excellent Education, Charlie Crist, Editorial Projects in Education, Education Week, Florida Department of Education, high school graduation rate, National Assessment for Educational Progress, News, Politics
 
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