Category: Education
Hillsborough County Schools Face 18 Day Deadline For $107M Financial Shortfall Plan, Faces State Takeover
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Mass emails being sent out to teachers losing their jobs may not be enough to plug the hole in a $107,000,000 budget shor [...]
Florida Retired Educators: Senate-Passed Bill Eliminating Retirement Plan Choice For Public School Personnel Is A Big Mistake
The Florida Retired Educators Association (FREA) says that legislation passed by the Senate aimed at ending retirement plan choice and pensions for c [...]
Florida Education Commissioner Corcoran Says Student Mask Policy Should Be Voluntary
Florida's Education Commissioner, Richard Corcoran, says students should no longer be required to wear face masks inside of schools, starting in the [...]
Florida Department of Education Issues Emergency Order
Today, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) issued Emergency Order 2021-EO-02. This order builds on previous FDOE Orders 2020-EO-06 and 2020-EO [...]
Mid Florida Community Services, Inc., Head Start, Early Head Start Programs Now Accepting Applications for 2021-2022 School Year
Mid Florida Community Services, Inc's., Head Start and Early Head Start Programs are accepting applications for the 2021-2022 school year. Mid [...]
Masks Still Required In Pasco County Schools Despite County Rescinding Mandate
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Pasco Schools will continue to require masks for all staff, students, and visitors on school campuses and district offices for t [...]
Pasco County Libraries Launches 1,000 Book Challenge
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Parents, in a fun children's literacy program, Pasco County Libraries is offering up a challenge, read 1,000 books before kinder [...]
PHSC Names Lauren Baker Murray As Executive Director Of New Instructional Performing Arts Center
Pasco-Hernando State College (PHSC) has named Lauren Baker Murray, DMA, as the inaugural executive director for the new Instructional Performing Arts [...]
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Proposal of $1,000 Bonuses for Florida’s Principals and Teachers
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced a proposal to provide $1,000 bonuses to public school principals and full-time classroom teachers for grades P [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Announces a Proposed $75 Million to Invest in Two New Get There Faster Initiatives
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the expansion and creation of the Get There Faster Initiative, a $75 million dollar investment toward two new [...]