On December 12, the Florida State Board of Education selected Dr. Tony Bennett as the state’s new Commissioner of Education. Elected as the former Superintendent of Indiana’s public schools in 2009, Dr. Bennett was responsible for increasing the graduation rate above 85%, Read more…
Category: Literacy News
Florida Literacy Coalition is proud to partner with Florida Blue to make available targeted grants to promote health literacy. The goal is to provide health-education resources for local adult English for Speakers of Other Languages and family literacy programs so Read more…
Florida introduces computer-based GED testing The GED Testing Service is partnering with five Florida communities to offer registration, scheduling and testing on a computer. Florida leads nation with 10% of adults not allowed to vote Nearly one-fourth of black Florida Read more…
Here are a few funding and workshop opportunities that were recently brought to our attention from the VISTA state office. 1) IRS Exempt Organization’s day-long interactive workshops Designed to cover the nuts and bolts of tax exemption for small- and Read more…
New Special Ed. Research will Tackle Deaf Students’ Literacy Skills A new round of about $60 million in grants from the National Center for Special Education Research awards researchers working to improve the school experiences of students with autism, ADHD, and who Read more…
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