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Matt Stiles / NPRAverage teacher salaries for every Florida county. Reader feedback is an important part of building StateImpact Florida’s education coverage. Feedback Loop will be a regular feature...
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Sarah Gonzalez / StateImpact FloridaA marine science class at South Broward High. Kevius Morgan, center, and Taylor Drake, right. Sarah Gonzalez‘ story about Broward County students earning extra...
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Joe Raedle / Getty News ImagesChildren wait to shake hands with Florida Gov. Rick Scott during his January visit to the Florida International Academy charter school in Opa Locka, Florida. Our ongoing...
View ArticleFeedback Loop: What’s on Your Mind About Academy of Arts and Minds
Sarah Gonzalez / StateImpact FloridaThe Academy of Arts and Minds in Coconut Grove used to be a shopping mall. But no one was buying space, so the owner of the property founded a charter school and now...
View ArticleFeedback Loop: Charter Schools, Higher Ed Salaries and College Tuition
Our continuing charter school series, higher education salaries and a lawsuit over college tuition drove the comments this week. Disallusionedinmiami agreed that school boards should get tough on new...
View ArticleFeedback Loop: A Hug by Any Other Name
When is a hug innocent or inappropriate? Administrators at Southwest Middle School in Palm Bay adopted a zero tolerance, no-hugging policy so school officials would not have to differentiate. But, that...
View ArticleFeedback Loop: Comments Often STEM From Gov. Scott
We’re guaranteed a few comments every time we write about Gov. Rick Scott on StateImpact Florida. A recent post about a petition to remove Scott’s signature from college diplomas was no different....
View ArticleFeedback Loop: More On Students With Disabilities And The Law
John O'Connor / StateImpact FloridaTres Whitlock is trying to enroll in a charter school. The school has said they can not provide needed services. Last week we ran a story talking to attorneys about...
View ArticleFeedback Loop: A Change of Heart Over Collective Bargaining
Ida Lieszkovszky / StateImpact OhioCleveland Teachers Union President David Quolke addresses a Cleveland SB-5 repeal watch party. Based on November’s voter turnout in Ohio, it’s no surprise readers...
View ArticleFeedback Loop: Classroom Warfare
Richard Masoner / FlickrQuestioning teacher pay may be the third rail of education policy. Few things get teachers talking quite like their paycheck, so we knew a recent post about a teacher salary...
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