{"id":369212,"date":"2026-08-12T09:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T09:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/369212\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T09:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T09:26:08","slug":"leon-county-students-return-to-class-as-district-focuses-on-reading-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/369212\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon County students return to class as district focuses on reading education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NORTHEAST TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) \u2014 <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leonschools.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leon County Schools<\/a> students returned to the classroom Wednesday for the first day of school, and this year, district leaders are putting a renewed emphasis on reading and foundational education.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH FULL REPORT BELOW:<\/p>\n<p>Leon County Schools kicks off new school year with focus on reading and back-to-basics education<\/p>\n<p>The district <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/news\/local-news\/state-of-florida-releases-school-grades-leon-school-district-earns-another-b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">earned a &#8220;B&#8221;<\/a> from the Florida Department of Education for the 2025-2026 school year, with some schools like Sealey Elementary and Fairview Middle jumping from a \u201cC\u201d to an \u201cA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Superintendent Rocky Hanna says he hopes to build on that momentum this year with a focus on getting back to the basics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to set some reading goals for our students. I&#8217;m going to be a part of that, of that effort, and so we&#8217;re looking forward again to welcoming our kids back and getting back to the basics of providing them a high-quality education and then also enriching programs so they can explore other avenues of interest,&#8221; Hanna said.<\/p>\n<p>Hanna also urged the community to have patience as some buses adjust to new routes and pick up students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m excited. There&#8217;s always those pregame jitters, those night before jitters that I&#8217;ll have and our teachers will have and our principals and administrators,\u201d Hanna said.<\/p>\n<p>This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>Want to see more local news? 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