Parent trigger. The Senate Education Committee will take up parent trigger Monday. Gradebook.
Virtual school funding. The News Service of Florida writes up a potentially big funding hit to Florida Virtual School.
Charter school funding. The House Choice & Innovation Committee considers legislation to give charters a recurring stream of general revenue for construction and maintenance. The Buzz.
Diplomas. After some tension, the Senate Appropriations Committee agrees to changes in graduation requirements that some say will lower standards and others say will create needed alternative routes tied to career education. Coverage from Gradebook, Florida Times Union, The Florida Current.
School recognition money. It’s wrong that a lot of hard-working schools don’t get any. Florida Voices.
School dress codes. Saggy pants lead the Polk County School Board to revisit its dress code. Lakeland Ledger.
School spending. Osceola County elementary school will get free breakfast for the rest of the school year. Orlando Sentinel.
Teacher pensions. Florida teachers unions teachers blast proposed changes in the state pension system. Gradebook, StateImpact Florida.
Teacher conduct. After a bad teacher leaves, what happens to the students? Tampa Bay Times. A Broward County high school teacher is accused of having sex with a student, reports the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Superintendents. The state Department of Education still has questions about grant money transfers under Lee County Superintendent Joseph Burke, who announced he is retiring. Naples Daily News.
School boards. Two Manatee school board members want to be reimbursed for legal fees they incurred during an investigation into whether they violated public records laws. Bradenton Herald and Sarasota Herald Tribune.
