Florida's statewide teachers union discouraged local affiliates from endorsing the state's application for up to $700 million in federal stimulus grant money that would require the adoption of merit pay plans. ...more

December 20, 2009

Florida is linking its application for $700 million in federal education grant money to the adoption of local merit pay plans, which have been unpopular among teachers in the past although that could be changing. ...more

December 12, 2009

It's no small feat winning $100 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. ...more

December 11, 2009

MIAMI (AP) — Florida's Board of Education has approved more rigorous measures for evaluating high schools beyond mere test scores, adding such factors as graduation rates and participation in accelerated coursework. ...more

September 15, 2009

Florida is changing its policy on youths who opt for the GED route to finish high school in less than four years. ...more

August 11, 2009

Florida is changing its policy on youths who opt for a GED to finish high school in less than four years. ...more

August 9, 2009

Legislative budget negotiators have agreed to increase public school spending by an average of $28 per student. ...more

May 1, 2009

Budget cuts have hit the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, too. The state Department of Education said Tuesday that it is cutting all FCAT summer retakes and part of the science FCAT. Sample test materials also will be cut, and schools won't get printed score reports. ...more

April 2, 2009

The federal government released $72 million in stimulus money for local schools today, but officials still aren't sure whether Florida will qualify for all the money it could receive under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. ...more

April 2, 2009

The federal government released $72 million in stimulus money for local schools today, but officials still aren't sure whether Florida will qualify for all the money it could receive under the Recovery Act. ...more

April 1, 2009