Now that the Iowa caucuses are over, the Hawkeye State will, at least for another four years, not have to hear the criticism of its outsized, make-or-break influence in presidential elections. ...more

January 6, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County kindergartners entered school this year better prepared to learn, according to three screening tests. ...more

December 25, 2007

State education leaders wouldn't discuss controversial proposed science standards for Florida public schools at a meeting Tuesday, even after a group of parents drove 200 miles to Tampa to give input. ...more

December 12, 2007

Some Florida school officials have taken offense at a new report from Johns Hopkins University which slammed the state for the high number of high schools it calls "dropout factories," schools where no more than 60 percent of those who start as freshmen complete their senior years and graduate. ...more

November 28, 2007

Developing a statewide gang-reduction strategy will be the focus of a high-level state panel formed Thursday by Attorney General Bill McCollum. ...more

October 26, 2007

By most accounts, Florida's new education commissioner, Eric J. Smith, is an exceptionally smart reformer. His experience in closing the achievement gap in North Carolina and Maryland will serve Florida well, and his focus on aligning the high school curriculum to college-ready standards is what the state needs to reduce the remedial crutch used by far too many students. ...more

October 11, 2007

TAMPA - Florida's Board of Education today chose a senior executive with The College Board to shepherd the state's education policy after years of controversy under former Gov. Jeb Bush. ...more

October 8, 2007

It's a pity those eager to bash President Bush are using the emotional appeal of health insurance for poor children as a political club. ...more

October 4, 2007

One of three finalists for Florida's education commissioner resigned from his last superintendency in the wake of teacher union distrust and an unflattering audit. ...more

September 28, 2007

The Florida Board of Education interviewed seven candidates Monday for the Education Commissioner's job and decided to name finalists today for more interviews in a couple of weeks. ...more

September 18, 2007