/tags/florida-department-of-education Florida Department of Education en-US WLRN Mon, 09 Oct 2023 14:10:48 GMT /education/2023-10-09/dave-ramsey-financial-literary-book-pasco-county A public records request filed by a volunteer with the Florida Freedom to Read Project shows that reviewers found many issues with Ramsey's "Foundations in Personal Finance 4th edition." Mon, 09 Oct 2023 14:10:48 GMT /education/2023-10-09/dave-ramsey-financial-literary-book-pasco-county Kerry Sheridan /education/2023-08-14/desantis-critical-race-theory-florida-schools Educators, school officials and several Florida public school districts, including Broward County, said critical race theory never has been part of Florida’s K-12 curriculums. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 19:30:24 GMT /education/2023-08-14/desantis-critical-race-theory-florida-schools Samantha Putterman | PolitiFact /education/2023-05-15/after-parent-groups-are-removed-from-a-school-library-lawsuit-the-focus-turns-to-cost The Florida Education Association's lawsuit says the Florida Department of Education went beyond the scope of HB 1467 in its training, which led some districts to cover shelves. Mon, 15 May 2023 15:17:03 GMT /education/2023-05-15/after-parent-groups-are-removed-from-a-school-library-lawsuit-the-focus-turns-to-cost Kerry Sheridan /education/2023-03-17/a-lawsuit-accuses-the-florida-department-of-education-of-violating-public-records-law The nonprofit, American Oversight, is requesting records involving communication between state and federal education officials, outside groups, and the office of Gov. DeSantis. Fri, 17 Mar 2023 20:45:00 GMT /education/2023-03-17/a-lawsuit-accuses-the-florida-department-of-education-of-violating-public-records-law Cathy Carter /news/2022-07-26/florida-moves-froward-with-outlining-procedures-for-controversial-education-law The Florida Department of Education published a proposed rule designed to carry out part of the controversial new “Parental Rights in Education law,” which critics disparagingly dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law. Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:24:04 GMT /news/2022-07-26/florida-moves-froward-with-outlining-procedures-for-controversial-education-law News Service of Florida /education/2022-07-11/state-files-motion-to-exclude-former-education-commissioner-in-intellectual-freedom-case The state is asking a federal judge to shield former Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran from testifying in a battle about a 2021 law requiring surveys of “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on college and university campuses. Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:03:13 GMT /education/2022-07-11/state-files-motion-to-exclude-former-education-commissioner-in-intellectual-freedom-case Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /education/2022-06-29/results-show-narrowing-achievement-gaps-during-final-year-of-florida-standards-assessments The state Department of Education on Tuesday touted results from 2022 standardized tests as narrowing achievement gaps, with Black and Hispanic students showing improvement on math and English-language arts exams. Wed, 29 Jun 2022 15:10:23 GMT /education/2022-06-29/results-show-narrowing-achievement-gaps-during-final-year-of-florida-standards-assessments News Service of Florida /news/2022-03-03/desantis-announces-20-million-in-cybersecurity-training-funds The program will help middle school, high school and college students in their pursuit of cybersecurity credentials. FIU will lead one of the three regions receiving millions of dollars. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:51:08 GMT /news/2022-03-03/desantis-announces-20-million-in-cybersecurity-training-funds Violet Comber-Wilen /education/2022-02-09/florida-department-of-education-waives-standardized-testing-requirements-for-third-year-in-a-row The Florida Department of Education has decided to waive some standardized testing requirements for high school Seniors again this school year. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 18:55:31 GMT /education/2022-02-09/florida-department-of-education-waives-standardized-testing-requirements-for-third-year-in-a-row Danielle Prieur /news/2022-01-06/omicron-teacher-shortage-combine-for-florida-schools Florida Education Association President Andrew Spar says a "massive exodus" of teachers is contributing to the shortage. Thu, 06 Jan 2022 14:50:41 GMT /news/2022-01-06/omicron-teacher-shortage-combine-for-florida-schools