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Gov. Rick Scott announced this week that schools in at least eight Florida counties, including Washington, Liberty, Jackson, Gulf, Gadsden, Franklin, Calhoun and Bay, will remain closed until further notice as officials desperately try to figure out how to resume classes after Hurricane Michael damaged or destroyed so many school buildings last week. (CNN)
  
Florida has become the first state in the nation with a tax credit scholarship program (the "Hope" scholarship) specifically designed to help families of students who say they've been bullied at school. And just over two weeks since that program went into effect, parents have begun receiving letters informing them that their children are eligible to receive funding to attend private schools that have signed up for the program. (Tampa Bay Times)
Violence on school campuses remains one of the major issues in American schools today, as school officials and law enforcement seek ways to keep children safe at school. A major part of that discussion is how schools are designed. Here are some lessons you can use from the redesign of Sandy Hook Elementary, which was the site of a 2012 school shooting in which 20 children and six adults lost their lives. (EDUCATION DIVE)
Advocacy groups earlier this week sued the U.S. Department of Education for information related to a decision to allow schools to use federal funds to purchase firearms. The groups want to find out if the NRA is involved in the decision. (Huffington Post)
In November, South Carolinians will be asked to decide whether to amend the state constitution to allow the governor to appoint the state superintendent. If approved, this would fall in line with the 37 other states where K-12 education leaders are appointed, either by governors or by state boards of education. Current Superintendent Molly Spearman is supporting the change. (The74) |
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