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Flickr During an at-times heated meeting on Wednesday, the State Board of Education adopted new curriculum standards for civics, government, and Holocaust education, along with updates to other subject areas. The revised civic education standards will, in part, require public school students to “study primary source documents to understand the philosophical underpinnings of the American Republic and the root cause of American exceptionalism.” In an outline of the standards on its website, the state Department of Education said the guidelines for instruction will prioritize teaching stude...

Florida education board approves new civic education standards Ryan Dailey TALLAHASSEE --- During an at-times heated meeting on Wednesday, the State Board of Education adopted new curriculum standards for civics, government and Holocaust education, along with updates to other subject areas. The revised civic education standards will, in part, require public school students to “study primary source documents to understand the philosophical underpinnings of the American Republic and the root cause of American exceptionalism.” In an outline of the standards on its website, the state Departme...

Florida educators will be prohibited from teaching history in a way that portrays the U.S. as overly racist. The state board of education also prohibited teachers from “indoctrinating” students with their political beliefs,

Kari Johnson is a kindergarten teacher at Fruitville Elementary School. By Staff 5/6/2021 at 5:40pm Fruitville Elementary School teacher Kari Johnson is a 2022 Florida Teacher of the Year finalist. The Florida Department of Education has named Kari Johnson, a kindergarten teacher at Fruitville Elementary School in Sarasota County, as a 2022 Florida Teacher of the Year state finalist. On hand to make the announcement were state Board of Education chair Andy Tuck, K-12 Public Schools chancellor Jacob Oliva, and Deputy Chancellor for Educator Quality Dr. Paul Burns. The 2022 Florida Teacher of t...

Pinellas educator among five finalists for Florida teacher of the year She’s one of two area educators to get state recognition this week. Hillsborough’s Zemenaye Harris was named Florida’s top assistant principal.     Pinellas teacher of the year, Sarah Painter, who teaches fifth grade at Eisenhower Elementary School, celebrates Thursday with her students moments after finding out she is one of five finalists for Florida Teacher of the Year. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ] Updated May 6 CLEARWATER — The fifth-graders in Sarah Painter’s Eisenhower Elementary S...