Education /education-0 StateImpact Florida puts education policy to the test.SA国际传谋 is proud to partner with WUSF in Tampa, WJCT in Jacksonville and NPR to bring you StateImpact Florida, a project that provides deep, multimedia coverage how education issues affect people鈥檚 lives here in the Sunshine State. en-US SA国际传谋 Tue, 15 Mar 2022 21:26:48 GMT DeSantis signs overhaul of student testing /news/2022-03-15/desantis-signs-overhaul-of-student-testing The measure is designed to replace the current standardized testing system with 鈥減rogress monitoring鈥 tests, which will require that students be administered exams at the beginning, middle and end of each school year. Tue, 15 Mar 2022 21:26:48 GMT /news/2022-03-15/desantis-signs-overhaul-of-student-testing Ryan Dailey | News Service of Florida Senate approves secret searches for state college and university presidents /news/2022-02-10/senate-approves-secret-searches-for-state-college-and-university-presidents The bill would keep confidential names and other information about applicants for state college and university presidencies, though information about finalists would be released near the end of searches. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 23:05:19 GMT /news/2022-02-10/senate-approves-secret-searches-for-state-college-and-university-presidents Ryan Dailey From slavery to socialism, new legislation restricts what teachers can discuss /2022-02-03/from-slavery-to-socialism-new-legislation-restricts-what-teachers-can-discuss Researcher Jeffrey Sachs says that U.S. teachers are being censored for broaching certain topics. One group in New Hampshire is offering a $500 bounty for teachers who discuss critical race theory. Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:10:39 GMT /2022-02-03/from-slavery-to-socialism-new-legislation-restricts-what-teachers-can-discuss Terry Gross Incoming Miami-Dade superintendent says addressing unfinished learning is his top priority /education/2022-01-27/incoming-miami-dade-superintendent-says-addressing-unfinished-learning-is-his-top-priority When Jose Dotres takes office as the next superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, he'll stepping in during a time of crisis, as the pandemic continues to take its toll. SA国际传谋's Kate Payne spoke with Dotres about what he faces. Thu, 27 Jan 2022 23:28:16 GMT /education/2022-01-27/incoming-miami-dade-superintendent-says-addressing-unfinished-learning-is-his-top-priority Kate Payne More Colleges Say They'll Require Students To Have COVID-19 Vaccines For Fall /news/2021-04-11/should-colleges-require-covid-19-vaccines-for-fall-more-campuses-are-saying-yes More campuses are expected to add the requirement, with potential legal challenges ahead. One key point: Requiring vaccines for infectious diseases is nothing new for many residential colleges. Sun, 11 Apr 2021 15:04:46 GMT /news/2021-04-11/should-colleges-require-covid-19-vaccines-for-fall-more-campuses-are-saying-yes Elissa Nadworny International Baccalaureate Programs Finding Homes In Florida Middle and Elementary Schools /education/2015-11-16/international-baccalaureate-programs-finding-homes-in-florida-middle-and-elementary-schools It鈥檚 game day in the eighth grade International Baccalaureate design class at Ada Merritt K-8 Center in Little Havana in Miami.The games the students are鈥 Mon, 16 Nov 2015 05:37:36 GMT /education/2015-11-16/international-baccalaureate-programs-finding-homes-in-florida-middle-and-elementary-schools Political Correctness Challenges Campus Free Speech /education/2015-09-28/political-correctness-challenges-campus-free-speech Know the joke about how many college students it takes to screw in a light bulb?Probably not, since it鈥檚 not a real joke. Nor is the decision some鈥 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:52:44 GMT /education/2015-09-28/political-correctness-challenges-campus-free-speech M.S. Butler 5 Things We Learned From An International Study On Technology In Schools /education/2015-09-22/5-things-we-learned-from-an-international-study-on-technology-in-schools Last week the international Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development released the results of a global study looking at the effect of鈥 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 20:16:38 GMT /education/2015-09-22/5-things-we-learned-from-an-international-study-on-technology-in-schools Charity Helps Florida Students Get Dressed To Head Back To School /education/2015-08-23/charity-helps-florida-students-get-dressed-to-head-back-to-school At last count, during the 2013-2014 school year, the number of homeless students had risen to more than 71,000 in Florida's public schools. For many of鈥 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 01:57:45 GMT /education/2015-08-23/charity-helps-florida-students-get-dressed-to-head-back-to-school Robin Sussingham Florida Schools Strive To Identify And Help Homeless Students /2015-08-03/florida-schools-strive-to-identify-and-help-homeless-students Students who are considered homeless by Florida schools can be living in hotels, trailer parks, in campgrounds or doubled up with friends or relatives.... Mon, 03 Aug 2015 15:58:55 GMT /2015-08-03/florida-schools-strive-to-identify-and-help-homeless-students M.S. Butler Tampa Bay Program Helps Fifth Graders Make Sense of Their Financial Futures /2015-06-29/tampa-bay-program-helps-fifth-graders-make-sense-of-their-financial-futures The first time some students learn about finances is during a high school economics class. Others learn by trial and error, but one program in the Tampa... Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:53:09 GMT /2015-06-29/tampa-bay-program-helps-fifth-graders-make-sense-of-their-financial-futures M.S. Butler Florida's New School Standards Both "Successful" And "Disaster" /education/2015-06-21/floridas-new-school-standards-both-successful-and-disaster Florida just completed the first year of one of the biggest experiments in U.S. education.For the first time this year, every grade in every public school鈥 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 00:56:22 GMT /education/2015-06-21/floridas-new-school-standards-both-successful-and-disaster