Engage. Inspire. Educate Hillsborough
Today, we have a guest post from our partners at Hillsborough County Public Schools that was originally posted on their Get Schooled blog. Last week the inaugural Educate Hillsborough class…
Why don’t we treat teachers as professionals?
This year, the nation watched as teachers in numerous states began to walk out of schools and storm state capitals demanding better working conditions for themselves and better learning conditions…
In her own words: My experience with Parent Teacher Home Visit Project
My experience with Parent Teacher Home Visit Project was truly eye-opening. I have always known that there is so much more to teaching than simply what goes on in the…
Civil citations keep kids in school, out of jail
As the new school year begins, many counties are looking at ways to keep students in class and out of jail by employing the use of civil citations instead of…
Will the new education law impact you? Find out here.
Governor Scott signed HB 7069 into law at a private, voucher school in Orlando. It was a fitting setting for a bill that funnels billions of taxpayer dollars into private…
Parents, Districts, Department of Education face off over 3rd grade retention
A showdown is occurring over the issue of mandatory 3rd grade retention. Third grade students whose parents opted them out of the Florida Standards Assessment this spring are now faced…
Sneaky senator breathes life into bad bills
In an eleventh hour move, Senator Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) added over a hundred pages of policy changes to two unrelated bills. The amendments attach numerous bills together in what…
40,000 FREE books given away in one day event
We had so much fun on Saturday! We helped give away over 40,000 books to children in a one day event called “Home Library for the Holidays.” The event was…
No Child Left Behind’s replacement signed into law
Today, President Obama will sign the Every Student Succeeds Act into law. Earlier this week, the House and Senate overwhelmingly passed the bill which is the replacement for No Child…
6 Things you need to know about the end of No Child Left Behind
6 Things you need to know about the end of No Child Left Behind In 2007, Congress was supposed to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Schools Act (No Child Left Behind).…