//Despite plummeting state revenue from the coronavirus crisis, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed into law a $500 million plan to boost the minimum salary for all teachers toward $47,500.Plenty of decisions about Florida’s budget remain undecided.But the question of whether public school teachers will get the raises that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed for is now settled. They will.Surrounded by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, DeSantis on Wednesday signed into law a $500 million plan to boost the minimum salary for all teachers toward $47,500.“It was quite a challenge to make sure that even...…//Despite plummeting state revenue from the coronavirus crisis, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed into law a $500 million plan to boost the minimum salary for all teachers toward $47,500.Plenty of decisions about Florida’s budget remain undecided.But the question of whether public school teachers will get the raises that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed for is now settled. They will.Surrounded by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, DeSantis on Wednesday signed into law a $500 million plan to boost the minimum salary for all teachers toward $47,500.“It was quite a challenge to make sure that even...WW…

/School district officials have been watching the governor for weeks for news about these critical issues.Arguing that Florida’s economy depends upon it, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday unveiled a that expects K-12 schools to reopen in August at "full capacity.”What that looks like will rely on decisions made by local leaders who know their communities best, he said during a news conference in Melbourne. To help them, the state offered a lengthy set of suggestions based on discussions with experts and other advisers.The effort must make safety a priority, DeSantis said. Families and employees...…/School district officials have been watching the governor for weeks for news about these critical issues.Arguing that Florida’s economy depends upon it, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday unveiled a that expects K-12 schools to reopen in August at "full capacity.”What that looks like will rely on decisions made by local leaders who know their communities best, he said during a news conference in Melbourne. To help them, the state offered a lengthy set of suggestions based on discussions with experts and other advisers.The effort must make safety a priority, DeSantis said. Families and employees...WW…

/They want the state to reconsider its demand that schools open for in-person learning in August. DOVER — Hoping to that returning to classrooms in August is safe in Florida, the State Board of Education held its first face-to-face meeting in months inside Hillsborough County’s Strawberry Crest High School on Wednesday.A few dozen teachers, parents and students came out to offer a response: No thanks.“I’m here because I just feel like it’s absolutely ridiculous to be considering putting our children in this unsafe environment,” said Vanessa Walters, a Folsom Elementary special education...…/They want the state to reconsider its demand that schools open for in-person learning in August. DOVER — Hoping to that returning to classrooms in August is safe in Florida, the State Board of Education held its first face-to-face meeting in months inside Hillsborough County’s Strawberry Crest High School on Wednesday.A few dozen teachers, parents and students came out to offer a response: No thanks.“I’m here because I just feel like it’s absolutely ridiculous to be considering putting our children in this unsafe environment,” said Vanessa Walters, a Folsom Elementary special education...WW…

/A roundup of Florida education news from around the state. Anyone expecting Florida’s back-to-school debate to be decided in court got a preview Wednesday, as lawyers for the two sides offered up some choice words about the state’s emergency reopening order during a scheduling hearing. But there were no fireworks as they worked to set times for the main event, which begins today with an hour set aside to discuss whether the case belongs in Miami-Dade County. State officials want to move it to Leon County. Time is of the essence, attorneys for the Florida Education Association said, with...…/A roundup of Florida education news from around the state. Anyone expecting Florida’s back-to-school debate to be decided in court got a preview Wednesday, as lawyers for the two sides offered up some choice words about the state’s emergency reopening order during a scheduling hearing. But there were no fireworks as they worked to set times for the main event, which begins today with an hour set aside to discuss whether the case belongs in Miami-Dade County. State officials want to move it to Leon County. Time is of the essence, attorneys for the Florida Education Association said, with...WW…

/Republicans want to create publicly-funded education savings accounts that families could spend on private schooling.TALLAHASSEE — Florida Senate Republican leaders are set to push sweeping legislation this year that could bring what many advocates consider to be the holy grail in the school choice movement: education savings accounts for students.The 158-page proposal would merge the state’s five key school choice programs and make them all state-funded. It would also convert the scholarships into more flexible education savings accounts that families could use to pay for children’s...…/Republicans want to create publicly-funded education savings accounts that families could spend on private schooling.TALLAHASSEE — Florida Senate Republican leaders are set to push sweeping legislation this year that could bring what many advocates consider to be the holy grail in the school choice movement: education savings accounts for students.The 158-page proposal would merge the state’s five key school choice programs and make them all state-funded. It would also convert the scholarships into more flexible education savings accounts that families could use to pay for children’s...WW…