Florida Department of Education

Type: Organization

Name: Florida Department of Education

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

State axes three county projects

BROOKSVILLE - Two out of five is not too bad, says County Commission Chairman Dave Russell.Russell said Hernando County can consider itself fortunate that Gov. Rick Scott, in his $74.1 billion state budget approved Monday, got the green light for two ... [Published Hernando Today - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Dave Russell, Broadband, Florida Department of Education, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Department of Transportation

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

$1.5 million for adult training in budget

BROOKSVILLE When Gov. Rick Scott signed the 2013-2014 "Florida Families First Budget" Monday, he effectively set aside $1.5 million for Hernando County to utilize for job growth and adult and community education."It will be available," said Assistant ... [Published Hernando Today - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Mike McHugh, Pasco-Hernando Community College, Florida Department of Education, Education

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Commissioner may reorganize Dept. of Education

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -Education Commissioner Tony Bennett is mulling a reorganization of the state Department of Education, but the project has been slowed by laws that spell out the responsibilities of some positions at the agency.It's not clear how wide-ranging ... [Published News4Jax.com - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Tony Bennett, Education, Florida Department of Education

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Around the Region: Baker commission workshop on budget Monday

BAKER Commission budget workshop TuesdayThe County Commission will hold a workshop at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday to hear County Manager C.J. Thompson’s report on his research of a variety of options to balance the upcoming and future budgets while avoiding a further ... [Published Florida Times-Union - May 20 2013]

Entities: Alligator, Concealment, Nassau (Bahamas)

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Pinellas and Florida see little improvement on FCAT retakes

As students across Pinellas County prepare for high school graduation ceremonies, hundreds of others found out last week that they won't be receiving their diplomas.The Florida Department of Education released results from the 12th-grade FCAT Retake Tests ... [Published Individual.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: Michael Grego, Florida Department of Education, Education

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Local school employee takes state honor

Sue Mullen from Breakfast Point Academy laughs as her friends throw glitter and wave party favors after she accepted an award for the Support Employee of the Year at the Holley Academic Center in Panama City in this News Herald file photo. Mullen has ... [Published Panama City News Herald - May 20 2013]

Entities: Panama City (United States), Education, Florida Department of Education, Fundraising

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Florida's First Lady Encourages Summer Literacy Adventures

– Surrounded by hundreds of elementary and middle school students, yesterday Florida First Lady Ann Scott kicked off an exciting program combining outdoor activity and literacy.The 2013 Summer Literacy Adventure Program, a partnership with the Florida ... [Published WCTV6 - May 18 2013]

Entities: Ann Scott, First Lady, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Department of Education, Tony Bennett

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Bay County School Employee Earns Top Honors

DOE Press Office850-245-0413Tallahassee, Fla., May 17, 2013 - A Bay County school employee is being recognized for her outstanding work and support of student learning. Sue Mullen is Florida's 2013 School-Related Employee of the Year. The announcement ... [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]

Entities: Tony Bennett, Florida Department of Education, Education, Tallahassee (United States), Palm Beach

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Manatee District tops state percentages in FCAT retakes

0 commentsBRADENTON, FL. - Manatee District 12th graders retaking the FCAT’s topped statewide percentages when it comes to scoring high enough to qualify for graduation.The results were released by the Florida Department of Education.On the 2013 FCAT ... [Published My Sun Coast - May 16 2013]

Entities: Manatee, Florida Department of Education

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 4 reports

Orange teacher a finalist for Teacher of the Year

The Florida Department of Education has chosen an Orange County teacher as one of its finalist for its Teacher of the Year Award. Dorina Sackman of Westridge Middle School is in the running for the 2014 Macy's Florida Department of Education Teacher ... [Published Central Florida News 13 - May 10 2013]

Entities: Macy's Inc, Florida Department of Education, Orange County

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 5 reports

Cambium Learning® Group Programs Approved for 2012-2013 Adoption by Florida Department of Education PR Newswire

/PRNewswire/ -- Cambium Learning Group (ABCD), a leading educational solutions and services company providing evidence-based support for helping all students reach their full potential, announced today that two high-impact reading intervention solutions ... [Published Yahoo! Finance - May 08 2013]

Entities: CAMBIUM LEARNING INC, Florida Department of Education, Voyager Learning Co, Adoption

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 3 reports

Online school target of cuts from legislator

Florida's highly-successful online school is battling proposed cutbacks at a time when state legislators are bragging about boosting money for schools by more than $1 billion.Supporters of the Florida Virtual School, including U.S. Rep. Dan Webster, R-Winter ... [Published AM-580 WDBO - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Erik Fresen, Florida Department of Education, Recession, Interaction, United States

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"When you piecemeal a project of this type, it costs considerably more because now land speculators are going to put up financial roadblocks all along the path and taxpayers will pay the price" Bradburn said

State axes three county projects [Published Hernando Today - 1 hour ago]

"We would want to make sure we have good training and skill, but also to make sure the demand is there," McHugh said. "You can't just train people and send them off - it's going to be required to have good job-placement ratings for the state."

$1.5 million for adult training in budget [Published Hernando Today - 12 hours ago]

"Tallahassee's a small town," said board member Kathleen Shanahan. "And reorganization is a big word, because people's lives are impacted."

Commissioner may reorganize Dept. of Education [Published News4Jax.com - 19 hours ago]

...to both the regulatory world and South Florida’s economy for his entire professional life," said A Alfonso Macedo, president and CEO of Ocean Bank. "We look forward to the unique perspectives he brings to our team."

Former Miami Fed Chief Juan del Busto Joins Ocean Bank Board of Directors [Published Business Wire - 23 hours ago]

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Bay County school employee earns top honors [Published Chipley Bugle - May 19 2013]
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Florida's First Lady Encourages Summer Literacy... [Published WCTV6 - May 18 2013]
Bay County School Employee Earns Top Honors [Published Noodls - May 17 2013]
Manatee District tops state percentages in FCAT... [Published My Sun Coast - May 16 2013]
Albany Tech announces new promotion [Published WFXL - May 16 2013]
Gulf Coast’s STEM facility is critical for jobs... [Published Panama City News Herald - May 11 2013]
Florida Teachers Offered Special Ticket Prices ... [Published WCTV6 - May 10 2013]
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