Tag: Education
FCAT problems continue
Jeb Bush leaves office and problems with the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test continue to crop up. This time the school scores/grades are delayed because of…
FCAT scores are in for third graders
Escambia County – Math scores are up 1%; Reading down 4% Santa Rosa County – highest reading scores in the state; tied for second highest…
New teacher bonus plan
State legislature has passed a new bonus pay plan for teachers that gives the local school boards more power in implementing. Bonus will still be…
New college fee not tuition?
Miami Herald reports: State universities could charge students a special tuition fee that would not be covered by Bright Futures scholarships under a bill that…
Disagree with MOB
I have to disagree with daily columnist and court room diarist, Mark O’Brien, on his last column: Economics 101: Florida offers some of the cheapest…
Santa Rosa tax scheme
Santa Rosa County has next week – March 27 – a vote to extend the half-cent sales tax for schools. The tax expires next Oct….
House leaders tell school district to raise taxes…
While Gov. Crist and Republican lawmakers are beating their chests proclaiming property taxes should be cut, House Republican leaders are telling school districts to raise…
Merit pay plan may be reversed
In the Miami Herald: In a surprising reversal, the Republican-controlled Legislature is moving quickly to scrap a controversial merit pay system for teachers that lawmakers…
More constitutional amendments from GOP
Sen. Don Gaetz and his Pre K-12 education committee have approved a bill that would have the voters vote on yet another constitutional amendment. This…
Charter schools score no better than public schools
The academic results of charter schools don’t differ much from those of traditional public schools, says a report issued Tuesday by the Florida Department of…
Why make all high school seniors suffer
The Escambia County School Board will consider whether or not high seniors should be allowed to graduate from their current high schools next year –…
Graduation and drop out rates up
Florida Department of Education has released its report on the graduation and drop out rates for 2005-06. Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa are better than…
Mom speaks out on Woodham plan
Dear Rick,I just read your outtake on the reason for poor leadership. You’ve made excellent points. I didn’t like the closure of Woodham, but not…
GBHS girls soccer gone haywire
From IN Buzz:SOCCER TURMOIL Area high school soccer coaches are scratching their heads over what’s going on inside the winning Gulf Breeze High School girls’…
Sorry, Schools must consolidate
On Nov. 21, the Escambia County School Board is scheduled to vote on a plan that will close Woodham High School and Brownsville, Brown Barge…
Money can’t buy you a seat
The GOP-backed Charles Glover couldn’t buy the Escambia County School Board District 3 seat. Nearly every person who voted in the 2004 general election in…
tick, tick, tick….Woodham High’s days are numbered
WEAR TV3 reported last night on the School Zone Attendance Advisory Committee of the Escambia County school system is working on its rezoning plans and…
Claudia Brown-Curry may drop out of race
Claudia Brown-Curry has a problem. She’s a teacher in charge for Escambia County School District Sid Nelson teen parent program – which pays well. If…
Martini Night: Dem Studds was as bad as Foley
Last night: one Martini Night guest argued that Rep. Studds, a Democrat, had a similar scandal in 1983. Here are the facts:In 1983 Gerry Studds…
