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Judge rejects teacher evaluation rule

Source: The News-Press, Aug 22 2012, 7:13pm CDT

Siding with two teachers and a union, a state judge found Wednesday that Florida education...- 7:24 pm Casey Anthony will be legally free to come and go as she pleases as of Friday  for the first time...- 6:46 pm The Fort Myers High School football tea ...

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Senate confirms new judge for Middle District of Florida

Source: Orlando Sentinel  |   May 20 2013, 6:11pm CDT

WASHINGTON -- By a vote of 90-0, the U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Sheri Polster Chappell to serve as a new judge for the Middle District of Florida, which includes Orlando. The confirmation follows an unsuccessful bid by the White House ...

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Relief and Confusion Mingle as State-Authorization Rules Are Delayed

Source: Chronicle of Higher Education  |   May 20 2013, 4:18pm CDT

The U.S. Department of Education will delay the deadline for compliance with rules requiring colleges to be properly authorized by state governments. That's a good thing, said some higher-education leaders on Monday, because many states an ...

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Governor Scott Explains Education Budget Vetoes

Source: State Impact Florida  |   May 20 2013, 1:40pm CDT

Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a 3 percent tuition hike and a $14 million college building sought by Senate President Don Gaetz. Gov. Rick Scott spoke to reporters this afternoon about his decision to cut $368 million out of the $74.5 billi ...

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HotSeat: Florida's Tony Bennett

Source: This Week in Education  |   May 20 2013, 1:04pm CDT

So far, Florida’s new state superintendent of education, Tony Bennett, is having what seems like an awfully good time. He’s head of one of the most pro-reform school systems in the nation. He’s got the support of both the governor, R ...

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AM News: Teacher Training Programs Face National Scrutiny

Source: This Week in Education  |   May 20 2013, 7:44am CDT

Florida Plans Increased Scrutiny For Education Schools StateImpact: Nationally, education schools have been criticized for being far too easy and, as a result, pumping ill-equipped teachers into the system and harming student achiev ...

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Pro-voucher group targets Madison School District

Source: Madison.com  |   May 20 2013, 6:29am CDT

Why is EAGnews, the website for a Michigan-based “education reform” group — proudly pro-voucher, pro-charter school, anti-union and basically anti-public schools — blasting local Madison media outlets with alar ...

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Teacher finds freedom, fresh perspective in virtual school

Source: RedefinED  |   May 20 2013, 6:18am CDT

Wife and mother Carlene Meloy left the Pinellas County school district nine years ago for a teaching job with Florida Virtual Schools. There were some trade-offs, but after four years “I don’t think I would ever go back.” When Carlene Meloy answers ...

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Options lacking for parents of disabled kids at F schools

Source: Orlando Sentinel  |   May 19 2013, 8:47pm CDT

The notice in the mail told Carmen Olmeda she could transfer her profoundly disabled daughter out of Orange County's F-rated Magnolia School. But there is no other county school that can meet the needs of 18-year ...

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New President Sworn In For Miami-Dade Teachers Union

Source: State Impact Florida  |   May 17 2013, 3:48pm CDT

Fedrick Ingram becomes the first black president of the union, the largest in the southeast. He will try to rebuild a declining membership. For the first time in nearly nine years, and just the second time in half a century, Miami-Dade County’s teac ...

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Florida offers answers to North Carolina’s questions about school choice

Source: RedefinED  |   May 17 2013, 10:49am CDT

Don’t trust me, a lifelong progressive Democrat and former teacher union president who now leads the nation’s largest scholarship program for low-income students. Look instead at the track record in a state with a scholarship that is ...

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