Florida Governor Ron DeSantis proposes $1,000 bonuses for teachers and principals nwfdailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nwfdailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis announced proposed $1,000 bonuses for Florida s K-12 public school teachers and principals at Palm Harbor University High School Thursday.
The proposed $1,000 bonus will go to more than 3,600 principals and nearly 180,000 full-time classroom teachers.
Under a plan announced by Gov. Ron DeSantis, principals and teachers at Florida s K-12 public schools will receive $1,000 bonuses.
The proposed $216 million will come from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER Fund), a federal pandemic emergency relief fund for educators that s part of the CARES Act.
DeSantis made the announcement Wednesday at Palm Harbor University High School in Pinellas County. This proposal will provide a bonus to more than 3,600 principals and nearly 180,000 full-time classroom teachers, he said.
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As Florida schools prepare for testing, at-home learners are a concern Jeffrey S. Solochek, Tampa Bay Times
Florida education officials have made it clear for months: They want students to come to schools to take annual spring tests, which start on Monday.
“We need to measure,” commissioner Richard Corcoran said to reporters during an event Wednesday at Palm Harbor University High School. “Those measurements give us the diagnostic wisdom to go out there and wrap everything around that child and get him exactly what he needs to learn.”
Concerns remain, though, that the children who have remained at home throughout the year because of health-safety issues might not feel comfortable returning to campuses for the assessments. Many parents have spoken of keeping their kids home for the tests, too.