Why Paperwork Is Worth Millions To Florida College Students
It’s a midweek school night at Miami Beach Senior High School.Students, their parents and siblings -- roughly 80 people in all -- are waiting in the...
View ArticleJeb Bush Defends Education Record At Tallahassee Summit
Former Gov. Jeb Bush defended his record on education at a Tallahassee education summit Tuesday, taking on testing, unions and school choice. But Bush...
View ArticleProposed Testing-Time Limit Might Not Reduce Testing Time
A proposal to limit students to 45 hours of testing a year is unlikely to reduce the amount of time spent on exams, according to a survey of Florida's...
View ArticleWhy Elementary Math Lessons Are Changing In Florida Schools
At dinner tables across Florida, parents and their elementary school children are trying to solve a math problem: What’s going on with my kid’s homework...
View ArticleFlorida Education Commissioner Recommends Eliminating Some Tests
Education Commissioner Pam Stewart has recommended eliminating a high school exam, making another optional and asking state lawmakers and local school...
View ArticleReady Or Not, Students, The New Florida Exam Is Here
At Miami's iPrep Academy, getting ready for the state's new standardized test includes rapping. Two students are recording the daily announcements,...
View ArticleMiami-Dade Schools Suspending New State Test
Miami-Dade schools are suspending online state testing for eighth through 10th graders after many students were unable to log on to Florida's new...
View ArticleSchool Districts Report Second Day Of Testing Problems
For the second day in a row, some Florida school districts decided to suspend required testing because of computer problems. The Florida Department of...
View ArticleFive Questions About Florida's Testing Problems
Last week, dozens of Florida school districts had to postpone state testing because of problems with the new Florida Standards Assessments. Students...
View ArticleTesting, School Choice, Phys. Ed.: A Town Hall Conversation About Florida...
This week, PBS is launching a new documentary series, "180 Days." One of the films focuses on Hartsville, South Carolina, a rural and poor district...
View ArticleAmendment Would Give Charter Schools A Share Of School Construction Money
School districts would have to share local school construction and maintenance money with charter schools, according to an amendment filed by an...
View ArticleSenate Committee Wants To Suspend Testing Penalties For Third Graders
Nearly one in five Florida third graders were at risk of being held back because of low scores on the state reading test last year. But this year the...
View ArticleDespite Problems, Experts Say Computerized Testing Is The Answer For Florida...
Testing experts say so far Florida's problems with its new statewide exam, the Florida Standards Assessments, are likely not serious enough for the...
View ArticleApril 1, 2015: U.S., Cuba Begin Human Rights Talks
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View ArticleApril 2, 2015: Business Groups Praise Senate Plan To Expand Health Care
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View ArticleApril 3, 2015: House And Senate Disagree On Health Care Spending
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View ArticleA Q & A With The University Of Florida's New President
Three months ago, W. Kent Fuchs became president of the University of Florida, leaving New York’s Cornell University. Fuchs says Florida universities...
View ArticleMarco Rubio Makes Presidential Run Official
Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida says he’s running for president in 2016. Rubio made the announcement to about 1,000 supporters packed...
View ArticleNew Broward College Program Wants To Train Young Artists And Designers
A new program at Broward College has just eight students and seeks to train the next generation of South Florida artists and designers. The school hopes...
View ArticleExplaining Florida's For-Profit College Industry
Miami Herald reporter Michael Vasquez has spent a year digging into Florida's for-profit college industry for a series called Higher Ed Hustle. About...
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