Archive for December, 2016

Stop playing political game with our public education

Stop playing political game with our public education

CRHS, CHS and LHS FUG graduation rates all rise

CRHS, CHS and LHS FUG graduation rates all rise Citrus County High Schools rose to 88% and 8.2% points higher from 2014-15 Citrus County High Schools got an early Holiday present with the release of the Federal Uniform Graduation (FUG) rates. The three high schools averaged an 88 percent FUG rate and 8.2 percentage points higher […]

High school graduation rates good but only give part of the data

High school graduation rates good but only give part of the data Florida and Citrus rates up; District’s programs completion rate is over 90% Today the Florida’s 2015-16 Federal Uniform Graduation (FUG) rate data are released at http://bit.ly/22IVwOJ. The results showed that Florida’s statewide graduation rate has risen once again and that we are now […]

CSMS Student Council Gives Back

CSMS Student Council Gives Back This past Saturday Citrus Springs Middle School Student Council with their sponsor Mrs. Holland visited Citrus Health & Rehab Nursing Home in Inverness where they sang carols, visited with residents, delivered Christmas cards, and handed out presents they and Mrs. Holland purchased. The students and residents felt equally blessed by […]

CCEF Foundation Fest 2016

CCEF Foundation Fest 2016 The Pine Street Pub (108 N. Pine Ave., Inverness) will host the third annual Foundation Fest, a party to benefit the Citrus County Education Foundation (CCEF) from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16. Community leaders will be the servers for the night, all competing to raise the most tips. The […]

Truth behind U.S. students compared to International students

Truth behind U.S. students compared to International students Recently U.S. News & World Report published an excellent article on why it is misleading to use these international test result comparisons and conclude that the U.S. public school system failing.   “…there are dangers in believing that PISA scores can be raised by simply adopting the practices […]