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Why Florida lawmakers want to slash AP funding and why education groups say the math doesn’t add up
Action News Jax’s Jake Stofan has been digging into the debate surrounding the potential cuts to AP and dual enrollment ...
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Florida teacher Melissa Calhoun loses job for using student's chosen name
School district officials on Florida’s Space Coast aren’t renewing the contract of a teacher who used a student’s chosen name ...
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Brevard schools superintendent responds to preferred name controversy, says teacher violated state law
Supporters of a Brevard County teacher losing her job next year because she used a student’s preferred name without parental permission took their protests to the school board on Tuesday. Meanwhile, ...
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Public education at risk? Florida’s school choice policies spark growing concern in Miami-Dade
When Jaiel Langston walks across the graduation stage this Saturday, she won’t be collecting a high school diploma. Instead, ...
Education advocates warn of potential cuts to AP, IB, vocational programs. Could it affect Polk County?
A report from the Florida Policy Institute suggested that the number of participating students could decrease by half based ...
A new assault on public education in Florida | Scott Maxwell
With SAT and NAEP scores already plummeting in Florida, GOP lawmakers now want to cut funding for AP classes, writes ...
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Florida loops back on cursive as bill looks to expand instruction in classroom
The measure would make cursive writing mandatory in elementary schools during the next academic year, citing brain ...
Florida's public schools need better options than state budget cuts | Editorial
State budget cuts could put quality education Palm Beach County residents have come to expect in their public schools in ...
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Florida high school teacher loses job after using student's preferred name
Calhoun will finish her contract, which expires in May of this year, Murnaghan said, adding that the district didn't renew it since Florida will have to review her teaching certification because ...
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Florida teacher loses job for calling student by ‘preferred’ name
The Florida Legislature passed the law in 2023 ... Since the state will be reviewing her teaching certificate based on these actions, the district decided not to renew the annual contract until ...
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Florida high school teacher loses job after using student's preferred name
A Florida school district has opted not to renew a high school teacher's contract after she referred to a student by a name other than their legal name without parental permission. The decision ...