The controversial legislation to allow firearms on college campuses will be brought back to legislative life Wednesday when it will be heard in the Senate Criminal Justice Committee.
If this week’s events are any indicator, Florida’s redistricting drama is far from over even as the clock winds down to Oct. 17, when both chambers must reach some kind of agreement on Florida’s congressional maps. Ever since they left Tallahassee at the end of August, the question of which set of maps will get the rubber stamp has been looming over state lawmakers, who can’t come to a mutual agreement on which set is best for Florida voters.
Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign is all about keeping up with the times.
The Florida Supreme Court told a state trial court to head back to square one with congressional redistricting, according to an order filed Friday. As part of the court order, the trial court will be able to look at both the House and Senate’s map proposals. Trial court Judge Terry Lewis will hold a hearing on "remedial plans" to see which one best meets the directions of the court. The trial court must make a decision on the map by Oct. 17.
A greater number of Florida high schoolers are taking the SAT, but a new report from College Board shows many are still not ready for post-secondary education by the time they head to college.
It was a momentous occasion for the Florida Department of Education when it received word from an independent company that the Florida Standards Assessment is a valid standardized test, yet despite the general “good news,” some education groups across the state still aren’t completely satisfied with the result.
The Florida Department of Education has come back with the results of the summer-long independent validity test of the Florida Standards Assessment, and the final verdict: the test is verified valid.
It was midnight in Tallahassee as students prepped for finals, poring over books at Florida State University’s Strozier Library. The library is usually open 24 hours, giving students a communal environment for studying. The night was like any other November evening before finals.
The special session to hammer out a set of redrawn congressional maps fell flat a week ago, but state lawmakers haven’t necessarily given up on working out a new set of maps.
While many Florida students spent the summer at summer camp, watching cartoons or splashing around in a pool, the Florida Department of Education didn’t kick up its feet and relax the way many of the students it serves year-round did. Since the beginning of the summer, the FDOE has worked hand-in-hand with Utah-based contractor Alpine Testing to determine once and for all if the new Florida Standards Assessment test is a truly valid way to measure student achievement in the Sunshine State.
