Should a student’s lowest grade be 50 percent?
At all Orange middle schools, grades of zero are bumped up to 50 percent — also an F, but a higher one – at the end of the grading period. Some do the same thing for individual assignments. The high...
View ArticleWest Orange JROTC gets top rating from Air Force
The Air Force JROTC program at West Orange High was recently evaluated by the Air Force and earned the top designation — Exceeds Standards. The evaluations are done every few years on a rotating basis....
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Few certifications, but high participation in Orange career/tech ed
Nearly 20,000 Orange County high school students participated in career and technical education courses during the 2011-12 school year. But, districtwide, only about 1,300 industry certifications were...
View ArticleFl graduation requirements could shift under bill that aims to link education...
In case you missed it…. A Senate bill filed today would change some high school graduation requirements, push more career, technical and digital courses and encourage universities to focus on degree...
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Decline in “dropout factories,” improved grad rates in nation, and Fl, puts...
The U.S. could post a 90 percent high school graduation rate in 2020, thanks to more students, particularly black and Hispanic teenagers, earning diplomas, a new report released this morning shows. The...
View ArticleHouse, Senate panels to discuss high school graduation requirements, new...
Both House and Senate education panels tomorrow are to discuss high school graduation requirements and if Florida’s current ones should be altered. The House’s K-12 subcommittee is scheduled to have a...
View ArticleHigh school graduation: House, Senate panels discuss “pathways” to a diploma,...
The House K-12 subcommittee this morning discussed a proposal to create three “pathways” to a high school diploma with some of the routes requiring fewer courses and tests than Florida’s one, standard...
View ArticleHigh school graduation: House panel proposes bill with three routes to a...
The House K-12 subcommittee has proposed, as expected, a bill that provides three pathways to high school graduation – and for some of those routes deletes some of the course and test requirements put...
View ArticleHigh school graduation: Senate panel approves “career” bill, with altered...
A bill that would alter current high school graduation requirements and allow students to swap industry-approved classes and tests for traditional high school versions unanimously passed the Senate’s...
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Dr. Phillips students honored for musical, dramatic talents
The advanced women’s chorus at Dr. Phillips High, Cora Bella, will be performing later this week at the American Choral Directors Association conference in Dallas, Texas, a chance to show off their...
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