TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is proposing to use its remaining $2.3 billion in federal school relief money to boost reading and math achievement, expand vocational education programs and provide free SATs for high school students. Florida submitted its plan to the U.S. Department of Education late Wednesday. The 342-page plan was submitted two days after the U.S. Department of Education asked why Florida was the only state in the nation that hadn’t submitted its proposal for the third phase of coronavirus relief money. The plan was developed using data from statewide assessments taken last spring. The state education department got the test results in July and then surveyed stakeholders to identify needs.
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Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran speaks during a bill signing ceremony at St. John the Apostle School, Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in Hialeah, Fla. The candidacy of state education commissioner, Richard Corcoran, for president of Florida State University, has raised alarm over conflicts of interest, including concerns that could threaten the accreditation of the university. But the search process is also underscoring the dearth of diversity and inclusion in the upper reaches of academia, particularly within Florida’s 12-campus state university system — where all but two are led by white men. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Posted at 10:38 AM, Oct 07, 2021
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