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Education will be a hot-button issue in Florida primary

When a couple gets a legal separation, it is a lot like a divorce. It will involve the same process of filing papers with the court to start a legal action. The court will then have to make the decisions about where the children wil [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Maxwell: Online education mandate puts pressure on Florida's...

Florida legislators have strapped school districts with yet another expensive unfunded mandate. Gov. Rick Scott signed into law this year legislation that requires high school students to take at least one online class to graduate. The la [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Now, a classroom without teachers in Florida

Around 7000 students in 54 Miami-Dade County Public Schools in Florida are studying in virtual classrooms called 'e-learning labs' where core subjects are taught entirely on computers in the physical presence of only one 'fac [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Florida Dept. of Education reviewing FCAT scores

The Florida Department of Education says it wants to make sure school grades are accurate before releasing them. This statement comes after five school districts questioned the validity of students' scores on the Florida Comprehensiv [...]

Posted On : Jul, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Not just football Florida schools tops in online education

On line learning remains one of the most powerful and transformative mediums in U.S. education, said Martha Leight, vice president of the Center for Digital Education.It's the second year in a row that Florida has been number 1 for virtual [...]