More Jeb Bush summit. Checker Finn’s a fan. EdWeek writes up Arne Duncan’s speech. More from Bloomberg, Stateline, the Getting Smart blog.
New ed leadership. John Legg, the former state rep and new state senator from Pasco is the new chair of the Senate K-20 Education Policy Committee, reports Gradebook. (The post also includes a listing of all committee members.)
Weeding out low-performing charters. EdWeek. StateImpact Florida.
Per-pupil spending by state. A new federal report shows Florida at No. 42, at $8,863 per student in the 2009-10 school year, reports the Orlando Sentinel School Zone blog.
More on $10,000 degrees. The Daytona Beach News-Journal editorial board likes Gov. Rick Scott’s idea. The Sentinel’s Beth Kassab does not. More from the Lakeland Ledger.
More on low grad rates. Palm Beach Post.
Voucher accountability. A problem private school in Manatee County should prompt more oversight from the state, editorializes the Bradenton Herald.
