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Florida Ranked #1 in Nation for Parent Involvement in Education

Florida Department of Education | December 18, 2022 Governor Ron DeSantis announced Florida’s ranking as the number one state in the country for parent empowerment, according to the Center for Education Reform’s Parent Power! Index. The annual Parent Power! Index debuted in 1999 and measures the extent to which states have policies in place that

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Study Finds Year-Round School Calendar Has No Academic Benefit

Kevin Bessler | December 9, 2022 (The Center Square) – Dozens of Illinois schools have gone to a year-round calendar, but a study suggests there are drawbacks.   Year-round school is not a new idea. The idea was first adopted around 1970 in suburban districts like Valley View, Illinois, and Hayward, California, where enrollments were surging

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