WATCH: Miami-Dade Schools @MiamiSup Alberto Carvalho describes the critical investments the district will make with #AmericanRescuePlan funds. ➡️COVID-19 safety ➡️Extra support for students who fell behind ➡️Afterschool, summer school, extended day programs

After a year off, Florida resumes its annual testing. Get the latest in today's Tampa Bay Times education roundup. tampabay.com/news/education…

Browning referred to the governor's Feb.. 26 order extending the state of emergency by 60 days. flgov.com/wp-content/upl…

Masks, vaccines, remote instruction and other coronavirus issues, plus the latest in Tallahassee legislative action, all in today's Tampa Bay Times Florida education news roundup. Don't miss it. tampabay.com/news/education…

#ICYMI: Florida Department of Education Issues Emergency Order bit.ly/3a14KAq Richard Corcoran

I hope most school districts are flexible with the use of VAM

Dump the mask mandates, Florida education commissioner says. That and more in today's Tampa Bay Times education news roundup. tampabay.com/news/education…

Pick of the day-75 Questions Students Can Ask Themselves Before, During, And After Teaching therobbreview.org/?read=https%3A…

A great Read! Due Dates and the Value of Student Ownership edutopia.org/article/due-da…

New Study Shows Just How Bad Early School Start Times Are For Kids buff.ly/3mPspcc

Honesty, decency, and even democracy are threatened when the self-righteous, pseudo-pious pronouncements of a baseless loud voice, overpower, intimidate, or eclipse the goodness of true, righteous, ethical and humane intent. Silence only condones and enables it.

Vaccinated people made up three-quarters of those infected in a massive Massachusetts covid-19 outbreak, pivotal CDC study finds washingtonpost.com/health/2021/07…

"Courageous leaders do not seek consensus or buy-in on essential issues that are fundamentally related to the values of their organization. Rather they require implementation, even when consensus and buy-in remain elusive." (Reeves, 2016, p. 94).

Over time, your brand is simply the quality of work you do.

As leaders, don't confuse doing more with doing better. Improvement often doesn't require buying/trying new things. Instead, it requires investment and focus to realize the potential of initiatives already adopted and commitments already made. More is often a barrier to better.

Ready to create CHAMPION school cultures in Hendry County after a great session at the AVID National Conferences by @rick_ramirez915 ‼️

Commissioner @SenMannyDiazJr presented $20,000 checks to the #FLTOY2024 finalists. Thank you to Ron DeSantis for his commitment to educators.

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Americans disagreeing about important issues is normal. What's not normal is the new and widespread practice of shutting down debates on our disagreements, most oftentimes in the name "safety" or "inclusivity" or to prevent "disinformation." We need to revive a culture in which

I spoke before the Hendry County School Board to thank them for partnering with Incubate Debate to pilot our classroom debate toolkit with over 500 of their students. Debate enhances student comprehension, boosts communication skills, and teaches the art of disagreeing