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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Getting to a 98 percent passing rate
Guest post by DOE Director of Faith and Community Outreach Joyce Hobson You always hear a lot about how parents should be involved with their children’s education, but how do you measure the effectiveness of involvement? Tired of sitting in … Continue reading
Posted in Parental Involvement
Tagged classes, education, florida, parents, school, students, teachers
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Students’ Return on Investment
The Department of Education serves as a data repository for a variety of information allowing us to track student performance across time and in varying education sectors. Starting this month, the Department will embark upon a joint project with the … Continue reading
Defining Expectations
On Monday, Nov. 14, the State Board of Education hosted a workshop to discuss the recommended achievement level scores for the FCAT 2.0 Reading and Mathematics and Algebra I End-of-Course Assessment. The proposed “cut” scores were an outcome of input … Continue reading
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Giving Florida students an edge in the global economy
Guest post by DOE Educational Policy Development Director Lydia Southwell In today’s marketplace, we are not just working with and competing with the person next to us, we are a part of a global economy and need to ensure our … Continue reading
Posted in College, Higher Education
Tagged classes, college, commerce, creativity, education, florida, school, students, teachers, university
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Giving students a voice
They are our future, so shouldn’t they have a say in how their futures are built? Children’s Week, an annual celebration taking place this year from Jan. 29 – Feb. 3, supported by more than 100 organizations, is giving students … Continue reading
Posted in Student Leadership
Tagged children's week, education, florida, kids only, leadership, school, students, town hall
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Serving those who served us
Guest post by Joyce Hildreth, DOE Division of Blind Services Director There are so many ways United States military veterans have given their time, energy and resources for the country and our freedoms. The Florida Department of Education Division of … Continue reading
Posted in Division of Blind Services, Uncategorized
Tagged blind, careers, classes, college, disability, education, florida, school, students, teachers, technology
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Commissioner talks teacher evaluations, charter schools and more with Orlando Sentinel
Commissioner Robinson sat down with members of the Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board to discuss education issues, including teacher evaluations, charter schools and a variety of other topics. Check out the video for footage of the meeting.
Posted in Reform, School Choice
Tagged classes, education, florida, gerard robinson, reform, school, school choice, students, teachers
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Making it easy for military families
Guest post by Michael Kooi, executive director of Florida’s Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice Florida is one of the states that adopted the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (MIC3), which helps children of active-duty members … Continue reading
Posted in School Choice
Tagged classes, education, florida, parents, school, school choice, students
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Green Schools are Like Good Homes
Guest post by Greg Ira, director of the Florida Deptartment of Environmental Protection Office of Environmental Education As a parent of three school-aged boys, I expect my children to learn family values at home and most of everything else at … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, florida, parents, school, students, technology
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Challenging, customized education for Florida students
Guest post by Michael Kooi, executive director of Florida’s Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice One of the priorities of the Department is to provide a challenging, yet customized education for Florida’s students and families. To deliver this type … Continue reading
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