The 74 highlights that Florida “may be trying to skirt the law when it comes to its public education plan,” which could “mean a delay or denial in federal education funding, an unscheduled overhaul of Florida’s school grades system, or a wink and a nod...
With little time before their deadline to submit an ESSA plan to the federal government, the Florida Department of Education “may scrap a plan to ask the government for a pass on a key part of its education law,” potentially throwing the process “into chaos.”...
Several civil rights groups issued a joint letter to Sec. of Education Betsy DeVos urging her to reject Florida’s proposal to opt out on requirements related to disadvantaged students. Liz King, director of education policy for The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, argued...
Florida is seeking a waiver from “several fundamental portions of ESSA that dictate how schools handle some of the country’s most historically underperforming and disadvantaged students.” The state is “asking, among other things, that it not be required to judge schools based on how well English-learners...
The Florida Dept. of Education published the state’s draft ESSA plan. The public comment period will remain open until July 31.
Florida Education Commissioner Pam Stewart announced the department has “no intention of scrapping its efforts to date in creating an ESSA state implementation plan.” Stewart stated Florida will continue to work to submit the original state plan by the Sept. 18th deadline.
Almost 200 students from Broward County participated in a student-focused assembly on ESSA. The Black Press of America (NNPA) coordinated the event through a grant “designed to raise public awareness about ESSA.”
Following the close of the public comment window for stakeholders on Florida’s accountability plan, Education Commissioner Pam Stewart sent a letter to U.S. Education Secretary John King. In her letter, she “touts Florida’s existing system, and reminds the secretary that the federal government cannot force...
The state Dept. of Education is accepting public input on each component of ESSA through July 22. The state Dept. of Education website divides the feedback into “specific sections named in the law, each title named in the law, and U.S. Dept. of Education draft...
The Florida Department of Education held its first online public input session on ESSA on June 20. In advance of the meeting, the Jacksonville Public Education Fund published a write up of the basics of the law and the Florida public input sessions, and provided...
