Education Archive

Pre-K students at West Navarre Intermediate School now have a place outside to cool off after playing, thanks to a new canopy and umbrella that was installed recently through combined efforts of the Pre-K department and other generous volunteers.

GAINESVILLE — The University of Florida will start offering five bachelor degrees completely online starting this January.

Studying marine science definitely has its perks if you are a Navarre High School student.

Florida’s education system is providing students with more opportunities to gain a competitive edge into the job market. New legislation passed earlier this year allows high school students to earn a diploma while receiving college credits and industry certifications. The measure also expands the Career and Professional Education (CAPE) Act, which was sponsored in 2007 by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz.

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Rick Scott — caught in a crossfire over the future of Florida’s public schools — is trying to respond to critics of new education standards slated to go into effect next year.

TALLAHASSEE — A former public school teacher was tapped to take a spot on the panel that oversees the state’s public schools Monday by Florida Gov. Rock Scott.

Eighth grade students at Woodlawn Beach Middle School are getting a chance to become industry certified before they even reach high school through a new Information Technology Academy launched this year.

GAINESVILLE — Edith Kaan, whose research into the way people respond to foreign languages normally keeps her busy in a lab in the maze of Turlington Hall’s basement, spent most of the past year traveling abroad courtesy of a sabbatical awarded by the University of Florida.

TALLAHASSEE — A top Florida official in the state’s university system is likely to be selected as interim chancellor.

Local community leaders will help eighth graders at Woodlawn Beach Middle School become more confident and assertive conversationalists through a competition called the Amazing Shake. WBMS algebra teacher Jeffrey Baugus, local organizer of the program, said that his eighth grade students will get a chance to practice their soft business skills and become better conversationalists.