Race to Top goals “gone by wayside” as teachers, their unions ignored, FEA says
UPDATE: Comments from the Florida Department of Education are now included. The Florida Education Association says state leaders are ignoring teachers and their unions as they work to implement the...
View ArticleRace to the Top: School districts can apply for their own grants
School districts with student populations that are at least 40 percent poor could soon be able to apply for the latest Race to the Top program. The U.S. Department of Education today announced the...
View ArticleFor-profit colleges address concerns with federal education official
A U.S. Department of Education official addressed concerns about student loans and accreditation from for-profit colleges at a special meeting of higher education leaders in Orlando Tuesday. The...
View ArticleCommissioner on merit-pay ruling: About ‘format,’ not ’substance,’ won’t stop...
Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson responded today to an administrative judge’s ruling yesterday that the state’s rules related to teacher evaluation plans were “wholly invalid.” Here is his...
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Local districts seek Race to Top cash
Will local school districts win race for federal cash? Local school districts are going after more cash available under president Obama’s Race To The Top school reform plan. Thirty-one Florida school...
View ArticleOrange seeks Race to the Top money for full-day Pre-K, mentoring, observer...
Orange schools are applying to the federal Race to the Top program for a district-specific $40 million grant that would touch all district schools, from training to new programs at certain schools. If...
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Seminole is stalled on RTTT grant
Seminole teachers don't want to get stung again. The Seminole School Board’s hopes to receive a federal grant of up to $40 million over four years have been stymied by the teachers’ union. K.T....
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Seminole doesn’t get federal grant
Seminole doesn't make it to Race To The Top finish line The Seminole school district has lost out on a federal Race To The Top grant it hoped to win. The U.S. Department of Education announce today...
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Orange applies for funds to expand City Year program
Orange County Public Schools are looking to the state for a $584,000 grant that would allow the district to expand its City Year program to an elementary school whose students end up attending Evans or...
View ArticleFl has made “tremendous progress” in its Race to the Top goals, but still...
After facing “serious setbacks” in the first year of its federal Race to the Top grant, Florida has made “tremendous progress” in meeting the goals of its $700 million program, the U.S. Department of...
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