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Gillum Wants $50,000 Minimum Teacher Salary. DeSantis Proposes 80% Formula.

September 19, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Gillum is proposing to provide a minimum $50,000 starting salary for teachers by increasing the state corporate-income tax by $1 billion. (NSF)

In competing proposals, Democrat Andrew Gillum would provide teachers with a minimum $50,000 starting salary by raising the corporate tax, Ron DeSantis would require 80 percent of school funding to be spent in classrooms.

Florida Charter Schools Have ‘Largely Failed to Deliver’ Promised Innovation, Report Finds

September 17, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Imagine School at Town Center has been Flagler's only consistently successful charter school in the past eight years. Three have closed. (c FlaglerLive)

A new report from a Tallahassee-based research group raises questions about the growing role of charter schools in Florida, including citing the closure of 373 charter schools since 1998.

State Education Board Wants a $200 Per-Student Increase and $100 Million More For Cops

September 16, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The budget proposal, which was approved by the Board of Education at a meeting in Naples, drew support from education advocates.

Nicholas Urban, 18, Dies of Self-Inflicted Gunshot; Matanzas High Community’s 6th Suicide in 5 Years

September 13, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Nicholas D'Artagnan Urban, 18, graduated Matanzas High School last December. (Facebook)

Nicholas D’Artagnan Urban, 18, was found at his home in Palm Coast’s Hammock Wednesday. He had graduated Matanzas High last December. His death is the 8th violent death involving the Matanzas High community since 2013.

Justices Weigh Loading Charter Schools, Term Limits and Civics on One Amendment

September 6, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Justices are only supposed to determine whether the ballot title and summary would provide an accurate description of the proposed constitutional amendment to voters.

Flagler Youth Orchestra, Accompanist to Generation of Students, Marks 14th Year With Open House Wednesday

September 4, 2018 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Many thousands of students have enrolled in the free Flagler Youth Orchestra’s strings program through the years, with some 400 enrolling each fall. Its open house is next week.

Where School Board Candidates Stand on Exceptional Student Education (ESE)

August 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

From left, Janet McDonald, Trevor Tucker and Paul Anderson. (© FlaglerLive)

Complete video interviews of Flagler County School Board board candidates by the Flagler Exceptional Student Education Support Group.

Paul Anderson, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Paul Anderson is one of five candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 28 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Trevor Tucker, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Trevor Tucker is one of five candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 28 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Carl Jones, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Carl Jones is one of five candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 28 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

John Fischer, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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John Fischer is one of five candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 28 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Janet McDonald, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Janet McDonald is one of five candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 28 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Palm Coast Manager’s Power-Play Mucks Up Donation of Truck to FPC’s Fire Academy, Ignoring County’s Role

August 24, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The fire truck at the center of the controversy. (Flagler Schools)

What should have been a feel-good donation of a fire engine to FPC’s popular Fire Academy turned into a turf war after Palm Coast Manager Jim Landon ignored the county fire department’s role in the academy.

Judge Orders Proposed Amendment on Charter Schools Off the Ballot, But Appeal Likely

August 21, 2018 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The provision in question would have allowed the state to operate and control public schools “not established by the school board,” wording that could have yielded oversight to private companies.

At Buddy Taylor Middle, Dress-Code Violation Escalates to Arrest Over Threats of Suicide and School Shooting

August 17, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

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The arrest of a 15-year-old student at Buddy Taylor Middle School Thursday is the year’s first instance of a student allegedly threatening an attack on fellow students, faculty–and herself.

22 of Florida’s 67 School Districts Are Using Armed Personnel as “Guardians” to Comply With Law

August 15, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Those behind the guns won;t be as discernible as school resource deputies. (Freddie Brown)

The guardian program approved by lawmakers has been controversial, with most districts, including Flagler County, rejecting the idea of training school personnel to be armed.

Schools Are Safer Than Your Home

August 13, 2018 | Pierre Tristam | 11 Comments

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We’re making fortresses of the safest places in America, out of fear that one of those 120,000 schools might at some point be the target of a shooting.

A Day Before School Starts, FPC Principal Dusty Sims Announces He’s Leaving District For
State Education Job

August 9, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Dusty Sims, the popular and charismatic principal at Flagler Palm Coast High School since 2015, is leaving the school for a state Department of Education job, overseeing failing schools.

At Parkland Massacre Commission, Lessons of Columbine Compete With Tragic Repetitions

August 8, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Security enhancements include more active-shooter drills, upgraded cameras with a central monitoring system and single-point entries for visitors.

New Back To School Normal For Flagler School Employees: How To Deal With a Mass Killer

August 7, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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The Flagler Auditorium today filled with 1,000 faculty members for “active shooter” or “incident survival” training through a vivid, disquieting presentation by Sheriff’s officials.

Bright Futures ‘Medallion’ Scholarships For 46,000 Floridians Increase to Cover 75% of Tuition and Fees

August 5, 2018 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The expansion is part of a record $519 million Bright Futures program legislators approved this year, with the the medallion portion of the scholarships increased to about $190 million.

Florida’s Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday Is This Weekend: Here’s A Guide (No Electronics)

August 2, 2018 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Florida’s sales tax holiday on school supplies, clothing, shoes and other select accessories is this weekend–starting at a minute after midnight Friday, Aug. 3, through midnight Sunday, Aug. 5.

For FPC Student-Athlete Allen Roberson, 16, A Summer Battling a Rare Brain Tumor And Aiming For Next Run

July 27, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Allen Roberson went through complicated surgeries on July 3 and 12 to remove a tumor in his brain. He returned home to Palm Coast on July 17 and has been mending since, but still going through radiation and chemotherapy. (Roberson family)

Allen Roberson, an honors student and a runner at FPC, went through complicated surgeries on July 3 and 12 and has been mending through radiation and chemotherapy since.

Flagler School Enrollment Remains Flat, Florida Will See Slowdown in 2019-20

July 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Enrollment in Flagler County has been flat for a decade, hovering at or just below 13,000 students since 2007. That’s not about to change.

FSU Will Move Statue of Slaveholder and Seek to Scrub Segregationist’s Name From Law School Building

July 17, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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The statue of Francis Eppes, a grandson of Thomas Jefferson and a former mayor of Tallahassee, has been up only since 2002. FSU President John Thrasher will seek to have the name of segregationist B.K. Roberts removed from the law school building.

Three of Florida’s State University Presidents Earned More Than $1 Million Last Year

July 16, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

University of Central Florida President John Hitt, who retired last month, earned $1.28 million

Three state university presidents in Florida earned more than $1 million in pay and other compensation during the 2016-2017 academic year.

School Massacre Commission Told Emergency Communications Problems Are Not Restricted To Broward

July 11, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Emergency calls from Parkland are shepherded by two separate communication centers, depending on whether the caller uses a cell phone or landline.

In Letter to 3,600 Students Who Did Not Return, Daytona State Offers 25% Off Tuition

July 10, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Daytona State wrote 3,600 students dating back to 2013 who did not complete their degrees, offering a one-time incentive valued at 25 percent off the cost of in-state tuition for Fall 2018 Semester.

Union-Busting Bill Draws Lawsuit from Florida Education Association and Teachers

July 3, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Florida teachers and unions filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the constitutionality of a new law that requires local unions to represent 50 percent or more of instructional personnel.

Flagler School District Scores a B For 7th Year In a Row, Ranks 32nd Out of 67

June 27, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

A math classroom at Indian Trails Middle School, the only school in the district to score an A other than iFlagler, the virtual school. (© FlaglerLive)

Only Indian Trails Middle School scored an A while Old Kings and Rymfire elementaries dropped a grade. Other schools maintained last year’s grades.

Andy Dance Re-Elected To Flagler School Board Without Opposition; Others Must Slog It Out

June 22, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Andy Dance was re-elected to a fourth term. A school board and a Palm Coast council race will be decided in August, others won’t be decided until November.

School Board Rejects $2.5 Million Bid For Palm Coast Parkway Property It Bought For $3.5 Million

June 22, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The old ITT building the school board bought for $3.5 million in 2001 as it was being demolished in 2016. (© FlaglerLive)

The $2.5 million offer was $500,000 higher than the best appraisal of the property. The board split 2-2 on the offer from Michael Collard Properties, who’d offered $1.8 million last year.

Palm Harbor Charter School Will Shut Down Oct. 31 From Chronically Poor Performance

June 19, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Entering Palm Harbor Academy. The school will close on Oct. 31. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast charter school becomes the third in six years to shut its doors. Irregularities and poor student performance led the district to pressure Palm Harbor to close.

Flagler College Ranked in Top Five of ‘Best Beach Colleges’

June 16, 2018 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler College recently ranked fourth in ‘25 Best Beach Colleges’ list from College Consensus. The list recognized colleges for effectively using their unique coastal locations as an educational engagement tool. Drawing from college review sources such as U.S. News reports and Center for World University Rankings, as well as from student reviews, College Consensus said […]

For Flagler Students, Slight Declines In English and Math Mask Stronger Gains in the Details

June 15, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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When broken out, the declines tend to be more isolated than systemic, and despite the declines, the district remains above the state average in both English and math.

Flagler Schools’ Problem Solvers Claim Two 1st Places Among 6 Trophies at International Competition

June 11, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

From left, School Board member Andy Dance, students Saige Brey, Jessica Middleton, Elissa Figliuzzi, Liying Wu, Kayla Dance (an FPC Community Problem Solvers coach) and Katia Martynuk. (FPS)

Katia Martynuk of FPC and Michael Mwaura of Indian Trails took first place as Flagler’s students from the two schools also claimed one second-place and three third-place finishes.

School Massacre Commission Hears Troubling Account Of Ineffective Database and Information-Sharing

June 11, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A memorial to students killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas massacre last February. (NSF)

Panelists on the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission discussed shortcomings in a database designed to capture information about troubled students.

Flagler’s and DSC’s Education Chiefs Talk Bunkers, Breweries, Graduation and Jobs

May 31, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The seated panelists at this morning's Common Ground breakfast on education were, from left, Superintendent Jim Tager, Flagler Technical Institute Director Renee Stauffacher, and Daytona State College President Tom LoBasso. (© FlaglerLive)

Superintendent Jim Tager, Flagler Technical Institute Director Renee Stauffacher, and Daytona State College President Tom LoBasso were the featured speakers an education breakfast.

Court Largely Sides With Florida State In Weapons Dispute With Florida Carry

May 29, 2018 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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An appeals court Friday backed Florida State University in much of a legal battle with a gun-rights group about weapons on campus, though the case goes back to circuit court.

Daytona State Students Will See No Tuition Increase in 2018-19, Some Adjustments to Fees

May 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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For the 2018-2019 academic year that begins in August, Daytona State College once again plans to hold the line on tuition, with a zero-tuition increase for its 27,000 students.

Incident on Brewster Lane Triggers Chase of 2 Suspicious Individuals By Air and Ground

May 23, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The suspicious incident took place on Brewster Lane in Palm Coast.

A possible burglary on Brewster Lane early this afternoon triggered a search of two young individuals by ground and air, and the delay of the release of walking students from Indian Trails Middle School.

Teens-In-Flight Marks 10 Years, New Home and Expanded Mission at Flagler Airport

May 22, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Jack Howell with his beloved Cessna at Teens-In-Flight's new home, co-located with Daytona Aviation at Flagler County Executive Airport. Teens-In-Flight marked the occasion with a ribbon-cutting today. (© FlaglerLive)

Teens-In-Flight, the 10-year-old non-profit that gives children of fallen soldiers a path to flying, marked the opening of its new home at Flagler Airport this afternoon.

Adding To Recent Woes, Embry-Riddle Training Plane Loses a Door Over Flagler

May 22, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Diamond twin-engine Embry-Riddle training plane that lost its door last week, at the Flagler County Executive Airport today. (© FlaglerLive)

A Diamond DA-42, a twin-engine plane manufactured in 2016, was flying over the south end of the county when it lost the door in a near-repeat of a 2013 incident.

Rymfire Elementary Student Sets Fire to Paper Dispenser, Triggering Sprinklers Evacuation

May 18, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Students had to be shifted around at Rymfire today but most activities and classes were not disrupted. (c FlaglerLive)

Sprinklers triggered by the fire caused more of a disruption than the fire itself, but most activities and normal dismissal were not affected.

Flagler School Board Unanimously Approves 13 Deputies in Schools, Ending Tiff With Sheriff

May 15, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

School Board attorney Kristy Gavin and Sheriff's Chief Mark Strobridge had negotiated the deal on behalf of their vrespective agencies, and presented the final contract to the school board this evening. (© FlaglerLive via Flagler TV)

The $1.8 million agreement almost splits costs between the sheriff and the school board and doubles the number of deputies in schools in the first post-Parkland massacre contract.

Flagler Beach Cool To Contributing Money, Palm Coast-Style, For Schools’ Resource Deputies

May 14, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Flagler Beach Commissioner Eric Colley, center, did not get the support he was hoping for when he proposed looking into contributing money to the school district's school resource deputies' budget. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast pays for an extra school resource deputy to defray the school board’s and sheriff’s costs, but Flagler Beach is reluctant to do likewise for now.

School Board May Revoke Palm Harbor Academy’s Charter as Serious Irregularities Surface

May 14, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Palm Harbor Academy on Old Kings Road is one of two charter schools in Flagler County. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast’s Palm Harbor Academy, one of two charter schools in Flagler, has struggled for most of its existence, and is accused of shifting students to a “private school” so they can avoid being tested.

Flagler Palm Coast High Thespians Go Big With ‘Little Mermaid’ and Again Raise Bar
For Local Musicals

May 9, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Austin Branning is Prince Eric and Samantha Shumaker is Ariel in the Flagler Palm Coast High School production of “The Little Mermaid.” The musical runs May 10-12 at Flagler Auditorium. (© FlaglerLive)

The $18,000 production of FPC “Little Mermaid” is, Like Matanzas’s “Sherk” last month, giving Flagler audiences a new look at high school musicals that have little to differentiate them from professional productions.

Advice for High School Graduates: Learn a Trade

May 4, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Welding is a high-demand, high-paying job with a salary range from the 30s to the 80,000s. (Sasha the Okay Photographer)

The shameful practice of tracking poor students into blue-collar jobs contrasts with millions of rewarding, high-paying trade jobs sitting empty.

Compromise Over School Deputies in Flagler, But Look Beyond False Security of “Hardening”

May 3, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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There’s an effective way to end the stalemate between the Flagler Sheriff and the school board over deputies in schools without breaking the bank or compromising security.

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