RAA Teacher Facing Criticism Over Discussing a White Supremacy Theory in Language Arts Class
A RAA middle school language arts teacher is facing criticism over an article distributed in her class about a controversial white supremacy…
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Teacher Salaries Not Correlated with Elementary School Grades
This report is part of a series on the Leon County school system The series is based on 2015/16 teacher salary data…
Leon County School Construction Projects on Schedule
The School Board of Leon County had their plate full with major construction projects over the last two years. Tallahassee Reports gathered…
District 2 School Board Candidates Talk Issues
By Karen Murphy TALLAHASSEE — Two experienced educators vie for the Leon County District 2 School Board and offer plans they hope…
School Superintendent Candidates Pull No Punches
By Karen Murphy TALLAHASSEE – Candidates for Leon County School Superintendent pulled no punches Tuesday during the Network of Entrepreneurs and Business…
Rocky Hanna Wins NEBA Debate, Superintendent Jackie Pons Second
In a forum for candidates running for Superintendent of Leon County Schools, held by the Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates (NEBA),…
Forrest Van Camp Jumps into Superintendent Race
Former Leon County School Board member and long-time school administrator Forrest Van Camp, told Tallahassee Reports he will file to run for…
Leon County Schools Responds to Federal Government Directive on Transgender Issues
On Monday, Kathleen L. Rodgers, the Divisional Director Intervention, Equity and Support Services for Leon County Schools, sent an email to all principals and…
ROUND 1: Pons and Maddox Spar at Local Forum
On Monday the local Democratic Party held a forum at City Hall for local candidates. At the forum current Superintendent Jackie Pons…
Since Recession, Leon Teacher Salaries Lose Ground to State Average, But More Teachers Were Retained
Since the Great Recession, Florida Department of Education data shows that K-12 Leon County teacher salaries have lost ground to average salaries…
Jeff Burlew, Tallahassee Democrat Coverage of School Board and Jackie Pons Raises Questions of Bias
Over the last year, multiple sources have contacted Tallahassee Reports about the potential bias of Tallahassee Democrat reporter Jeff Burlew’s reporting on…
What Does Middle School Enrollment Tell Us About A New High School?
Tallahassee Reports recently published an analysis of Leon County High School enrollment numbers and growth rates over the last five-years. It was…