For more than 20 years, Florida has been a testing-heavy state, with results frequently having a greater impact on teachers than on the students who take the tests. The majority of educators lament the pressure but continue teaching. Some give in to their fear.
Following a months-long investigation into claims that they had assisted teenagers in passing industry certification exams, which resulted in thousands of dollars for the teachers and their institution, three high school teachers in Pasco County were detained last week. The lead investigator declared, “This was a cheating scandal, plain and simple.”
Race lessons: According to the News Service of Florida, a federal judge has permitted a University of Central Florida professor to continue contesting the state’s new statute controlling how some racial matters are taught.
Gender education: According to the Miami Herald, new state law has a “chilling impact” on the way gender identity is taught in schools as seen by the Miami-Dade County School Board’s decision to reject a proposal celebrating LGBTQ History Month.
School book selection: According to the Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach County schools will hold off on buying new books until after the public has had a chance to examine the lists. According to the Post, the district examined 31 books to make sure they complied with recent state regulations.
Effects of implementation: According to Alachua County school system officials, the new policies on teaching about race and gender have little impact on day-to-day operations. Tampa Bay Times’ Jeffrey S. Solochek The time now is Monday, September 12, 2022, at 4:04 PM. The major story: For more than 20 years, Florida has placed a high priority on testing, with the results frequently having a more negative impact on instructors than on the students who take the tests.
The majority of educators lament the pressure but continue teaching. Some give in to their fear. Following a months-long investigation into claims that they had assisted teenagers in passing industry certification exams, which resulted in thousands of dollars for the teachers and their institution, three high school teachers in Pasco County were detained last week. The lead investigator declared, “This was a cheating scandal, plain and simple.” Read more here.
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Race lessons: According to the News Service of Florida, a federal judge has permitted a University of Central Florida professor to continue contesting the state’s new statute controlling how some racial matters are taught.
Gender education: According to the Miami Herald, new state law has a “chilling impact” on the way gender identity is taught in schools as seen by the Miami-Dade County School Board’s decision to reject a proposal celebrating LGBTQ History Month.
School book selection: According to the Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach County schools will hold off on buying new books until after the public has had a chance to examine the lists. According to the Post, the district examined 31 books to make sure they complied with recent state regulations. Effects of implementation: According to Alachua County school system officials, the new policies on teaching about race and gender have little impact on day-to-day operations.
Additional hot topics
School safety: According to the Sun-Sentinel, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach county schools are also feeling the effects of a grand jury report on school safety measures that shook Broward County schools. According to the Palm Beach Post, state officials called an urgent meeting with district leaders in Palm Beach to discuss the report. According to the Sun-Sentinel, two Broward County board members sought to keep the report secret at taxpayer expense.
According to Flagler Live, the Flagler County School Board declined to move forward with a plan to hire armed school guards in addition to resource officers. To increase the number of prospective teachers applying, some Hillsborough County school system officials are considering switching to a four-day school week, according to WTVT.
Politics on school boards: According to the Herald-Tribune, Bridget Ziegler, a member of the Sarasota County School Board, has accepted a position training conservatives to run for office. According to the Miami Herald, there is an ongoing discussion surrounding Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to fire four members of the Broward County School Board.
Some claim the decision was made solely for political reasons, while others maintain that the board members earned their dismissal. According to WBBH, Lee County voters will decide in November whether to start electing their school chief.
Rankings: According to Florida Politics, Governor Ron DeSantis welcomed the publication of new school rankings based on the conservative Heritage Foundation’s “freedoms.” According to the Citrus County Chronicle, the Citrus County school district plans to raise the pay of a number of non-bargaining employees, including substitute teachers, professional technical staff, and administrators.
Student wellbeing: Tom Brady, a football star, will pilot a new health and wellness program in 10 Pinellas County schools. They are the initial institutions to test the program.
Funding: After Governor Ron DeSantis denied an appropriation to the school, a charter school in Pasco County earned $13.5 million in federal monies from the state, according to Florida Politics. The Joint Legislative Budget Commission approved various projects, including this one. Here is a list of projects in Tampa Bay.
Education: Public institutions in Florida are becoming less reachable for low-income students as they climb the national rankings. based on the police log… According to the Florida Times-Union, a seasoned Duval County education official was detained on suspicion of engaging in indecent behavior with a child. The Tallahassee Democrat reported that Leon County schools have arrested a student with a loaded gun on campus twice in the past two weeks.
• According to WTSP, a teacher at a private school in Hillsborough County was detained after being accused of having sex with a pupil. • A student hoax that implied a shooter was on campus sent a Volusia County high school into a state of terror, according to Spectrum 13. Before leaving, Godspeed, Queen Elizabeth.
