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Florida Education Department Retracts Botched Teacher Evaluations

Posted 02.05.2013 | Home
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Florida's Department of Education released the first results of a sweeping new teacher evaluation system Wednesday morning that sought to provide more...

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Scott Takes A Stand On Community College Tuition

Posted 11.01.2012 | Miami
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Gov. Rick Scott is remaining firm in his stance against tuition increases at Florida's community colleges, despite opposition from state legislators. ...

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Florida Terminates $20M Contract To Build Education Assistance Website

Posted 11.01.2012 | Home
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Florida’s Department of Education has terminated its $20 million contract with Infinity Software Development, a Tallahassee technology company it hi...

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'Resounding Negative Perception'

The Orlando Sentinel | Leslie Postal | Posted 12.20.2012 | Miami
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The State Board of Education looked prepared to vote -- without discussion or debate -- when board member John Padget pointed out a passage on page 16...

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Florida DOE Investigates Nation's Largest Virtual School Company

Reuters | Posted 11.11.2012 | Miami
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* K12 is the largest U.S. virtual school company * Company denies using uncertified teachers MIAMI, Sept 11 (Reuters) - ...

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Florida School Teachers Helped Students Cheat

The Huffington Post | Samreen Hooda | Posted 09.05.2012 | Home
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The state Department of Education's investigation into the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) found potential cheating at four Florida schoo...

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Florida Gives Wrong Grades To Hundreds Of Public Schools

Posted 07.24.2012 | Home
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The Florida Department of Education has announced that it miscalculated grades for hundreds of schools across the state, further fueling public distru...

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Florida Educators Concerned Higher Testing Standards For Teachers Could Lead To Shortage

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 07.18.2012 | Home
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Tables have turned for some Florida educators after the state Department of Education announced they want teachers to earn higher grades on their cert...

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Does Dade County's 'B' Grade Ignore Social And Economic Factors?

Posted 01.23.2012 | Miami
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Despite news that Miami-Dade County 16% more A-ranked schools than it did last year and admirable reading and math skills, the district as a whole did...

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Florida Charter Schools Failing Disabled Students

NPR | John O'Connor and Sarah Gonzalez | Posted 02.14.2012 | Home
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Tres Whitlock is stuck in a public school where he feels ignored. He wants out. The 17-year-old would-be video game designer researched his options...

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The (Other) Palm Beach Story: Feds & States Tinkering with Education Get Unplanned Results

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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WARNING: Severe Reality Curve! This cautionary tale may be unsuitable for the Obama Administration's Department of Education and state legislatures en...

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"Negro" Used On School Form

Miami Herald | Patricia Mazzei | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Faced with complaints from parents and students about racial insensitivity, state and local education officials have dropped the word negro from a rac...

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