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  1. The Gradebook, 3/17/09, Dear President Obama: The banks are killing us
  2. The Gradebook, 3/17/09, Rep. Kiar: Don't go backwards on class size
  3. The Gradebook, 3/17/09, College kids, 'the ultimate stimulus,' visit Crist
  4. The Gradebook, 3/17/09, A push to raise graduation standards
  5. The Gradebook, 3/17/09, FEA trashes experts' budget advice
  6. The Gradebook, 3/18/09, Of graduation standards, teacher tenure, more
  7. The Gradebook, 3/18/09, Another day, another push for education
  8. The Gradebook, 3/18/09, Thousands rally on Capitol steps for education
  9. The Gradebook, 3/18/09, Rep. Stargel: Florida deserves 'a great teacher in every classroom'
  10. The Gradebook, 3/18/09, And the most vegetarian-friendly school district is ...
  11. nwfdailynews.com, 3/17/09, Girl, 13, cited for disrupting FCAT
  12. csm.com, 3/18/09, Obama pushes to reward great teachers
  13. St. Petersburg Times, 3/18/09, In Tallahassee, a pair of education plans floated
  14. The Gradebook, 3/19/09, Gov. Crist announces another round of cuts
  15. The Gradebook, 3/19/09, Hillsborough's Teacher of the Year shares the fun
  16. The Gradebook, 3/19/09, Low-income kids losing out on arts education
  17. The Gradebook, 3/19/09, Those farts don't amuse this bus driver
  18. google.com, 3/18/09, Few caught by steroid testing in high school
  19. tallahassee.com, 3/18/09, Wakulla Sheriff's Office investigating school official in connection with paddling of student
  20. dallasnews.com, 3/19/09, Dallas ISD records show school held 'cage fights'
  21. npr.org, 3/18/09, In Pontiac, Mich., Schools, Everyone Gets A Pink Slip
  22. The Gradebook, 3/20/09, Making the grades: A means A, darn it (and F means F)
  23. The Gradebook, 3/20/09, Report suggests teacher was drunk; Pasco County schools investigating
  24. The Gradebook, 3/20/09, Report touts merit pay, doubts rewards for master's degree
  25. St. Petersburg Times, 3/19/09, State budget cuts don't catch districts by surprise
  26. St. Petersburg Times, 3/20/09, Crist freezes $800 million in state spending
  27. orlandosentinel.com, 3/21/09, Funding education in Florida: Can we afford to bail out schools?
  28. St. Petersburg Times, 3/21/09, College dream drives army of undocumented students
  29. jacksonville.com, 3/21/09, Crist opposes 1-cent school tax
  30. floridatoday.com, 3/22/09, Teachers deflect scrutiny over benefits
  31. The Gradebook, 3/23/09, Police: Hernando sub hit student
  32. The Gradebook, 3/23/09, Florida prepaid tuition founder: Raise hell
  33. The Gradebook, 3/23/09, Some stimulus money, waiver application, on way to Florida
  34. miamiherald.com, 3/22/09, Students' 'Rally in Tally' is close-up lesson in political reality
  35. orlandosentinel.com, 3/22/09, Tougher graduation rates the right call at the wrong time
  36. St. Petersburg Times, 3/24/09, Battle breaks out on 2002 state class-size amendment
  37. The Gradebook, 3/24/09, Longtime Cox Elementary principal to move on
  38. The Gradebook, 3/24/09, Hernando schools to cut 129 teaching jobs
  39. The Gradebook, 3/24/09, Analyst rates Florida's college plan at the top
  40. orlandosentinel.com, 3/24/09, Lake School Board approves furlough for principals
  41. The Gradebook, 3/25/09, For Senate, a $6 billion higher ed budget 'built on hope and faith'
  42. The Gradebook, 3/25/09, Profs press to keep physics in curriculum
  43. The Gradebook, 3/26/09, Hey! We thought that bill was supposed to be about charter schools!
  44. The Gradebook, 3/26/09, School prayer bill looks unlikely to move
  45. The Gradebook, 3/26/09, Brogan warns against relying on stimulus
  46. The Gradebook, 3/26/09, The buzz on class size/penny tax combo
  47. The Gradebook, 3/26/09, House preK-12 budget numbers fuzzy
  48. St. Petersburg Times, 3/26/09, State Senate budget leaders count on support for new taxes
  49. St. Petersburg Times, 3/27/09, Retiring educator Grace Albritton has a few last words on teaching reading
  50. miamiherald.com, 3/26/09, Miami-Dade schools chief to work 6 unpaid days, delay some of his pay
  51. sun-sentinel.com, 3/25/09, State lawmakers seek to ease school 'zero tolerance' policies
  52. The Gradebook, 3/27/09, High school junior shares downsides of FCAT
  53. St. Petersburg Times, 3/29/09, A crusade for black education
  54. St. Petersburg Times, 3/30/09, Pasco County teachers, school workers take battle to Tallahassee
  55. The Gradebook, 3/30/09, Homeschool parents rally behind Florida Virtual
  56. The Gradebook, 3/30/09, Want the money? Make these cuts
  57. St. Petersburg Times, 4/1/09, Schools need both reform and money
  58. St. Petersburg Times, 3/30/09, Better ways to raise money for schools
  59. tbo.com, 3/31/09, Longtime Educator Paul Wharton Dies At 94
  60. abcactionnews.com, 3/31/09, Some FCAT tests fail to make the cut
  61. tcpalm.com, 3/31/09, Judge upholds Alex Barton teacher's suspension, loss of tenure
  62. The Gradebook, 4/1/09, Some stimulus money released to Florida schools
  63. The Gradebook, 4/1/09, Duncan: Feds ready to work quickly with Florida
  64. The Gradebook, 4/1/09, Proposal to penalize noncompliant districts stalled
  65. The Gradebook, 4/1/09, Senate education panels approve budgets
  66. The Gradebook, 4/1/09, Teacher tenure bill yet to be heard in Senate
  67. The Gradebook, 4/1/09, You can't score a 3.5 in FCAT Writing anymore
  68. The Gradebook, 4/2/09, What's up with the taping of students to chairs?
  69. news-press.com, 4/2/09, No Florida FCAT retakes this summer
  70. tallahassee.com, 4/2/09, Chiles pushes to bring kids' issues to forefront
  71. St. Petersburg Times, 4/3/09, With many twists and turns, Florida lawmakers keep up per-student spending
  72. palmbeachpost.com, 4/2/09, Budget to include stimulus aid for schools, on faith
  73. bradenton.com, 4/3/09, Manatee may start a virtual school
  74. chronicleonline.com, 4/2/09, Six years for stung teacher
  75. St. Petersburg Times, 4/5/09, Program empowers parents to get more involved with children's lives
  76. St. Petersburg Times, 4/4/09, Cancer-stricken teacher in Pasco County denied access to extra sick days
  77. St. Petersburg Times, 4/5/09, Educating kids with Asperger syndrome, autism and others on the spectrum
  78. The Gradebook, 4/4/09, A weekend interview with Florida Prepaid founder Stanley Tate
  79. St. Petersburg Times, 4/4/09, Threatened job cuts real for 200 Hernando teachers, staff
  80. newsherald.com, 4/4/09, GAETZ: Charter schools need common-sense accountability
  81. The Gradebook, 4/6/09, Class-size proposal headed to House floor
  82. The Gradebook, 4/6/09, Teacher tenure bill to be heard after all
  83. orlandosentinel.com, 4/6/09, State to teachers: Bonus check's in the mail
  84. The Gradebook, 4/7/09, Penny tax rates high in new FEA poll
  85. The Gradebook, 4/7/09, Jeb-backed teacher tenure bill moves in both chambers, with tight votes
  86. The Gradebook, 4/7/09, Lawsuit filed over student backpack search
  87. The Gradebook, 4/7/09, Teacher retirement tsunami is coming
  88. The Gradebook, 4/8/09, On second thought, I’ll have the apple
  89. The Gradebook, 4/8/09, More love for Florida Virtual School
  90. St. Petersburg Times, 4/8/09, Ex-Justice O'Connor urges Florida legislators to promote civics education
  91. NY Times, 4/8/09, Recession Stalls State-Financed Pre-Kindergarten, but Federal Money May Help
  92. The Gradebook, 4/9/09, Jeb Bush talks education tonight
  93. The Gradebook, 4/9/09, Teacher tenure bill not a hit with school superintendents
  94. The Gradebook, 4/9/09, Differentiated accountability for voucher schools?
  95. St. Petersburg Times, 4/9/09, Tenure often determines if Florida teachers keep jobs
  96. miamiherald.com, 4/8/09, New Advanced Placement standards cause budget headaches for schools
  97. orlandosentinel.com, 4/10/09, Girl's family sues Orange schools in field-trip death
  98. sun-sentinel.com, 4/11/09, IPods hit the books: Elementary school embraces the media player as learning tool
  99. St. Petersburg Times, 4/12/09, School sleight of hand
  100. The Gradebook, 4/13/09, Jen, A-Rod and David Chmielewski -- how does a bus driver's salary stack up?
  101. The Gradebook, 4/13/09, How can you fix a broken school?
  102. Governor's Visit to J. Hopkins Today
  103. The Gradebook, 4/14/09, Children's Campaign seeks to 'Save Our Session'
  104. The Gradebook, 4/14/09, U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek tries to protect class size
  105. The Gradebook, 4/14/09, Bill to kill teacher tenure draws another foe
  106. The Gradebook, 4/14/09, N-word epidemic in North Florida?
  107. The Gradebook, 4/16/09, No need to be gloomy about public education, Gov. Crist says
  108. The Gradebook, 4/16/09, Amendment takes teacher money and puts it to Florida Holocaust Museum
  109. The Gradebook, 4/16/09, Cutting AP funding "doesn't make sense" to Hillsborough school superintendent
  110. theleger.com, 4/16/09, Records Bill Closer To Passage
  111. miamiherald.com, 4/17/09, Broward County may rehire retiring teachers if they work in low-income areas
  112. The Gradebook, 4/17/09, Class-size measure passes House
  113. St. Petersburg Times, 4/19/09, State Senate cuts funds for popular advanced placement classes
  114. St. Petersburg Times, 4/18/09, Fake crash makes real impact on students
  115. St. Petersburg Times, 4/19/09, Ridgewood High senior, also a young mom, prepares for graduation, teaching career
  116. St. Petersburg Times, 4/19/09, Hernando County school superintendent Wayne Alexander should resign
  117. miamiherald.com, 4/18/09, Florida lawmakers propose less money for upkeep of schools
  118. bradentonherald.com, 4/19/09, Fla. lawmakers challenge teacher tenure
  119. The Gradebook, 4/20/09, Tenure bill looks dead for this year
  120. The Gradebook, 4/21/09, Science professors ask Crist for help
  121. St. Petersburg Times, 4/20/09, Holiday tournaments, conferences could be affected by FHSAA proposal to shrink sports schedules
  122. The Gradebook, 4/23/09, Democrats slam education commissioner for 'apparent paralysis'
  123. The Gradebook, 4/23/09, Flurry of education bills pass House
  124. The Gradebook, 4/23/09, Need a voucher? Apply now
  125. The Gradebook, 4/24/09, Don't bring your children to work?
  126. St. Petersburg Times, 4/24/09, With elementary school as background, Crist makes pitch for gambling deal
  127. St. Petersburg Times, 4/24/09, Florida House clears a passel of education bills
  128. St. Petersburg Times, 4/27/09, End free ride on student lending
  129. cape-coral-daily-breeze.com, 4/25/09, DREAM Act re-wakens
  130. heraldtribune.com, 4/26/09, Field trips give lessons fun context
  131. The Gradebook, 4/27/09, Hillsborough Schools: Cover up that sneeze
  132. The Gradebook, 4/27/09, Don't slash AP funding, group pleads
  133. The Gradebook, 4/27/09, State applies for education stimulus money
  134. The Gradebook, 4/27/09, Armwood kids' pitch to crack down on teacher sexual misconduct passes House
  135. The Gradebook, 4/27/09, Just read, Florida: State to kick off new K-2 reading program
  136. The Gradebook, 4/28/09, American kids doing better in reading, 'rithmetic
  137. The Gradebook, 4/28/09, FCAT results season about to commence
  138. St. Petersburg Times, 4/27/09, FHSAA votes to cut back on most prep schedules for two years
  139. The Gradebook, 4/29/09, State releases latest quarterly financial reports
  140. The Gradebook, 4/29/09, Senate budget offer has some good news
  141. The Gradebook, 4/29/09, House backs lose-a-book, pay-the-price idea
  142. The New York Times, 4/29/09, Many Teachers in Advanced Placement Voice Concern at Its Rapid Growth
  143. The Gradebook, 4/30/09, FCAT writing scores show improvement
  144. The Gradebook, 5/1/09, Flu scare means no handshakes for USF grads this weekend
  145. The Gradebook, 5/1/09, Change to school construction tax on hold
  146. The Gradebook, 5/1/09, No go for ESOL teacher training plan
  147. The Gradebook, 5/1/09, Funding rallies mattered, education commissioner says
  148. The Gradebook, 5/1/09, FCastor offers financial aid workshop Saturday
  149. The Gradebook, 5/1/09, What schools can do to stem swine flu
  150. The Gradebook, 5/1/09, $50,000 for Haitian American history trips up preK-12 budget
  151. The Gradebook, 5/1/09, Report: Make reading top priority in middle, high schools
  152. St. Petersburg Times, 5/1/09, Bright Futures scholarships take a hit in state budget
  153. St. Petersburg Times, 5/3/09, Hillsborough school reflects rise in Advanced Placement classes, good and bad
  154. St. Petersburg Times, 5/2/09, Schools get their funds
  155. St. Petersburg Times, 5/2/09, Legislators flunk fixing scholarship
  156. Bradenton Herald, 5/2/09, Court reverses school board’s firing of teacher
  157. miamiherald.com, 5/1/09, Keys school chief's wife arrested
  158. naplesnews.com, 5/1/09, Lee school employee accused of surfing Web while two students in his care engage in sex acts
  159. jacksonville.com, 5/1/09, Judge raps St. Johns school officials over 'Angels' song
  160. Swine Flu Updates
  161. St. Petersburg Times, 5/3/09, In budget talks, last-minute deals for hometown projects
  162. tcpalm.com, 5/1/09, Port St. Lucie Elementary FCAT scores misplaced
  163. Orlando Sentinel, 5/3/09, More students need free, reduced-price lunches
  164. chicagotribune.com, 5/3/09, Education in America: Secretary Arne Duncan has $5 billion for transformation. What should he do?
  165. The Gradebook, 5/5/09, More FCAT scores coming this week
  166. The Gradebook, 5/5/09, More losers than winners among education bills in Tallahassee
  167. The Gradebook, 5/4/09, Commissioner Smith: Don't forget to appreciate your teachers
  168. The Gradebook, 5/6/09, Grade inflation is alive and kicking
  169. The Gradebook, 5/6/09, Florida's 2009-10 education budget: How bad is it?
  170. St. Petersburg Times, 5/6/09, Because of its success, future of Bright Futures may be dimmed
  171. The Gradebook, 5/7/09, What's in that state education budget, anyway?
  172. The Gradebook, 5/7/09, FCAT retake results released
  173. St. Petersburg Times, 5/7/09, Florida Legislature reaches deal on Seminole gambling
  174. The Gradebook, 5/8/09, What to do with $5B? Jeb seeks advice for Arne
  175. The Washington Post, 5/7/09, Budget Outlines Funding for Teacher Merit Pay Programs
  176. The Gradebook, 5/9/09, A weekend interview with state Rep. John Legg, Florida House preK-12 policy committee chairman
  177. St. Petersburg Times, 5/9/09, Deputies: Four teens raped another in Walker Middle School locker room
  178. St. Petersburg Times, 5/9/09, State's $66.5 billion budget is done, by nickels, dimes and a pile of stimulus cash
  179. St. Petersburg Times, 5/9/09, A groundbreaking African leader, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, visits Berkeley Prep
  180. The Gradebook, 5/11/09,So where's our stimulus money now?
  181. The Gradebook, 5/12/09, Bay-area districts will get millions with waiver approved
  182. The Gradebook, 5/14/09,A critical take on teacher merit pay
  183. The Gradebook, 5/14/09, Was Miami miracle just an illusion?
  184. The Gradebook, 5/14/09, Forget recess. These kids want their Wii
  185. The Gradebook, 5/13/09, Crist appoints new BOE member
  186. The Gradebook, 5/13/09, What the best teachers do, according to Jeb and UF
  187. The Gradebook, 5/13/09, The other kids matter
  188. St. Petersburg Times, 5/13/09, Deal brings back 130 retired Hillsborough teachers let go for budget cuts
  189. The Gradebook, 5/15/09, Hillsborough teacher gets a $10,000 thank you
  190. St. Petersburg Times, 5/15/09, Pasco schools look at retirement incentives
  191. St. Petersburg Times, 5/13/09, Protect kids from bullying
  192. St. Petersburg Times, 5/17/09, Pasco 8-year old on math: 'I like doing this'
  193. The Gradebook, 5/18/09, FCAT results keep coming
  194. The Gradebook, 5/18/09, And then there were five: Hillsborough teacher among state teacher of the year finalists
  195. The Gradebook, 5/18/09, TV and the achievement gap
  196. theledger.com, 5/17/09, Second-Graders Collect Pennies for College Cash
  197. The Gradebook, 5/19/09, Florida Department of Education to lose another top official
  198. The Gradebook, 5/19/09, Report: Florida's minority and low-income students still lack education opportunities
  199. St. Petersburg Times, 5/19/09, Price of teacher certification test could rise
  200. The Gradebook, 5/21/09, Ed secretary Arne Duncan praises Florida's education data system
  201. The Gradebook, 5/22/09, Florida Department of Education completes round of layoffs
  202. The Gradebook, 5/22/09, Florida school advisory committees could lose their funding for next year
  203. St. Petersburg Times, 5/24/09, FDLE investigation of Dozier School for Boys fails to find truth
  204. St. Petersburg Times, 5/25/09, For Wesley Chapel High senior, undocumented status limits scholarships
  205. theledger.com, 5/24/09, Records Fight Costs Polk Schools About $44,560
  206. washingtonpost.com, 5/24/09, Reform, Through the Eyes Of New York's Chancellor
  207. latimes.com, 5/25/09, Robotics program piques students' interest in science
  208. St. Petersburg Times, 5/25/09, Shortchanging schools is nothing new in Florida
  209. New York Times, 5/25/09, Principals Younger and Freer, but Raise Doubts in the Schools
  210. The Gradebook, 5/26/09, Florida Virtual School says no evolution exceptions
  211. The Gradebook, 5/26/09, Corporate tax credit scholarships: Enhancing Florida's public education?
  212. The Gradebook, 5/25/09, Federal report: Schools hurting disabled students
  213. The Gradebook, 5/25/09, What's the value of a high school exit exam?
  214. The Gradebook, 5/25/09, Jeb's going to D.C.
  215. The Gradebook, 5/27/09, With senior pranks, what's the right response?
  216. The Gradebook, 5/28/09, Who needs vals and sals, anyway?
  217. The Gradebook, 5/28/09, Middle school FCAT marks continue to rise
  218. St. Petersburg Times, 5/28/09, Mother who missed out on New York University scholarship earns high school diploma
  219. St. Petersburg Times, 5/28/09, Patchwork budget only short-term fix
  220. This Just In, 5/29/09, Deputies: Woman batters teen over bad grades
  221. The Gradebook, 5/30/09, Florida teachers in the news: Why are so many female teachers sleeping with their students?
  222. Herald Tribune, 5/30/09, Schools to get less money for career preparation
  223. St. Petersburg Times, HS Graduation Page
  224. Orlando Sentinel, 5/31/09, Florida's stale schools hurt minority kids
  225. St. Petersburg Times, 5/31/09, Math project yields formula for success
  226. The Washington Post, 6/1/0, 46 States, D.C. Plan to Draft Common Education Standards
  227. Orlando Sentinel, 6/1/09, Click here to find out more! Text size: increase text sizedecrease text size Education stimulus money comes with s
  228. The Gradebook, 6/1/09, Summer vacation arrives for Florida teachers. Or does it?
  229. The Gradebook, 6/1/09, K-8 students can get physical education waivers in 09-10
  230. The Gradebook, 6/1/09, Teachers need honest evaluations, national report says
  231. The Gradebook, 6/2/09, Get parents involved in school, and make it real
  232. winknews.com, 6/1/09, Federal investigation into 64 Florida school districts
  233. The Gradebook, 6/3/09, District employee: Consider chaotic conditions when reporting FCAT scores
  234. St. Petersburg Times, 6/4/09, Police expect jump in petty crime after the school year ends
  235. St. Petersburg Times, 6/5/09, Alina Meador feels relief when Scripps National Spelling Bee ends for her
  236. St. Petersburg Times, 6/5/09, Springstead High valedictorian's speech rejected as too real
  237. St. Petersburg Times, 6/6/09, In hard times, Hillsborough schools have $338 million in reserve fund
  238. palmbeachpost.com, 6/5/09, EDITORIAL: Breaking the FCAT grip
  239. St. Petersburg Times, 6/7/09, Middle school locker room: a lawless frontier
  240. St. Petersburg Times, 6/7/09, As Florida's last one-teacher school, Duette Elementary, faces closure, a community must consider its values
  241. St. Petersburg Times, 6/8/09, Pasco County school supply lists are voluntary, principals say
  242. Orlando Sentinel, 6/7/09, Autism surge challenges schools
  243. washingtonpost.com, 6/8/09, Is AP for All A Formula For Failure?
  244. The Gradebook, 6/9/09, How should state punish shoplifting teachers?
  245. The Gradebook, 6/9/09, Controversial Newsweek rating system puts 134 Florida high schools in the nation's top 1,500
  246. The Gradebook, 6/9/09, Florida's graduation rates look terrible, again (depending on whom you ask)
  247. St. Petersburg Times, 6/10/09, Hillsborough County School Board seeks advice on bullying
  248. Bay News 9, 6/10/09, Former principal may take stand in Polk porn trial
  249. The Gradebook, 6/11/09, Keys superintendent arrested on misconduct charges
  250. The Gradebook, 6/11/09, New school accountability system now in place in Florida