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• A study co-authored by a University of Central Florida professor has laid out a framework for teachers and administrators to improve the health and academic outcomes of black youth. The study found that the alienation, racial discrimination, and violence black youth face at school can have adverse effects on their well being.
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• As Florida’s population grows, so does the need for teachers. And here in Central Florida, on the doorstep of the space coast, there’s a push to encourage STEM education. We talk to Lisa Dieker and Jessica Granahan about a program to give emerging teachers in that field a boost.
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• The charter school Francis Marion Military Academy in Ocala closed after classes on Monday.
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• Brain scans of 104 boys and girls doing basic math tasks found no gender differences. The finding adds to the evidence that boys and girls start out with equal ability in math.
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• There’s a growing demand in Florida for teachers of English as a Second Language with more than 265,000 English language learners in the state.
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• School Superintendents met in Tallahassee Thursday morning to discuss teacher salaries and other challenges facing their districts with Florida lawmakers.
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• The yearlong emergency grant that UCF Restores received from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to open a clinic for Hurricane Maria and Irma evacuees ended this month.
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