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Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Proposal to Increase Minimum Salary for Florida Teachers

    For Immediate Release                                   Contact:Governor’s Press Office October 7, 2019                                                (850) 717-92823 Media@eog.myflorida.com IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Proposal to Increase Minimum Salary for Florida Teachers   Middleburg, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced his proposal to increase the minimum salary for teachers across the state. The Governor’s proposed…

Dads Take Your Child to School Day

Hey Education Partners and Leaders, We hope that you all also help spread the word about Dads Take Your Child to School Day (see more below my signature). Hope you and/or your family/friends can participate! All the best, Bethany Click here to read Bethany Swonson Deputy Chief of Staff Florida Department of Education 325 West…

Judge Backs State on Teacher Unions Law – August 12, 2019

The judge ruled that the law did not violate collective-bargaining rights     By News Service Of Florida on August 12, 2019 A Leon County circuit judge has rejected arguments by teacher unions that a controversial 2018 education law violates collective-bargaining rights and improperly singles out teachers among public employees.  Click here to read more.

Tampa Bay Times features Betsy Kuhn, Pasco County Schools & Mark West, Hillsborough Schools

Education Events Calendar

Florida Education Calendar   The Florida Education Calendar is a service compiled by FASA and includes events from education-related organizations. Administrators and vendors from around the country use the email and website version of the Calendar to determine which events they would like to attend. If you would like your event included in the next…

FRS Employer Training Workshops

FRS Employer Training Workshops – August 1 Pension Plan and Investment Plan employer training workshops will be held in Tallahassee and online on Thursday, August 1.  The morning session (8:30-11:30 am ET) will cover the Pension Plan, and the afternoon session (1:00 – 4:00 pm ET) will cover the Investment Plan. To register for the…