The big story: Educators across Florida and the nation have talked about their successes in overcoming student learning losses caused by inconsistent schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The recovery has been uneven, though, with a clear achievement gap among demographic groups. One analysis showed that students who started off behind fell even further behind.
The Center on Reinventing Public Education has called on schools to prioritize students with disabilities and English language learners as they craft additional interventions. Read more from Axios.
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Charter schools: Florida and Texas have seen the largest increases in charter school enrollment since the pandemic, The 74 reports.
Makeup days: St. Johns County students will attend classes on Veterans Day to make up for time missed because of hurricanes, WJXT reports. Officials say they will use the time in part to emphasize the importance of veterans in U.S. history. • Polk County schools have converted several early-release days to full days to make up for the hurricane, WFLA reports. • Volusia County schools also are using early-release days as makeup time, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports.
Race relations: Florida State University’s NAACP chapter is calling for campuswide antidiscrimination training after a student spread a racist Snapchat post to thousands of classmates, Florida Politics reports.
Recruitment and retention: Leon County schools are revamping the way they hire teaching assistants, the Tallahassee Democrat reports.
School bus safety: More than 6,500 Hillsborough County drivers have received fines for illegally passing stopped school buses since August, Bay News 9 reports.
Superintendents: Longtime Citrus County superintendent Sam Himmel received accolades at her final board meeting before her retirement, the Citrus County Chronicle reports.
Taxes: The Collier County school board is seeking renewal of a referendum that allows it to shift money from its capital funds to operational expenses without raising taxes, WINK reports.
Turnaround schools: The Leon County school district has introduced a new turnaround plan for an elementary school that has received D grades from the state three years running, WTXL reports.
Don’t miss a story. Here’s a link to yesterday’s roundup.
Before you go … Here’s a great take on Nina Simone, from the perfectly named video series Like a Version.