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The Florida Department of Education is rewriting the science standards that guide what students learn from kindergarten through high school. The department released the proposed standards a week ago. It’s […]
The body regulating Florida public schools and state colleges Wednesday approved what the Florida Department of Education calls “one of the most comprehensive, parent-centered AI frameworks in the country.” The […]
When children are approved for education savings accounts, a voucher-style program like the one Florida uses, states often put public money into accounts parents can use to pay expenses like […]
Cuts to the nation’s largest food assistance program will likely spill over into schools, causing students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch. More than 1 million American children […]
Editor’s Note: I sent Mitch Perry, a reporter at the Florida Phoenix and WMNF News, an email last week asking if he and his team could ferret out information about […]
The arguments around the use of “AI” are exhausting. I’m tired of re-typing my reasons, so this document is a summary of some of the many reasons why I refuse […]
Pease Elementary in downtown Austin, Texas, has sat empty since 2020. Formerly the oldest continuously operating school in Texas, Pease was shuttered by the Austin Independent School District to save […]
“We will have charter schools in Washington state. BOOYA. Thanks Bill and Melinda (Gates) and Mike and Jackie (Bezos) and Anne and Michael (Dinning/Wolf) and Paul (Allen).” So tweeted Washington […]
Unable to get a student “AI Bill of Rights” through the Legislature, the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis instead has proposed a rule that won’t require lawmakers’ approval. The Florida […]
[VIEW VIDEO] Billion-dollar deficits. Hiring freezes. School closures across Northeast Florida. As public school districts warn they’re running out of money, Florida’s rapidly expanding Family Empowerment Scholarship program is under […]
According to the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), charter schools “are public schools that operate under a performance contract, or a ‘charter’ which frees them from many regulations created for […]