PENACOLA, Fla. -- Two Northwest Florida educators are closer to receiving national recognition. Kristin Maum and Emerald Barton could be named as "America's Favorite Teacher" by the Reader's Digest.

Bill would move the Florida Department of Education's A-F grade scale to match traditional percentages used for grading ...

In Florida, where teacher salaries rank among the lowest in the nation, high school English teacher Raquel Carey has built ...