Charter schools. Pepin Academies, which cater to students with learning disabilities, plan an expansion in Pasco. Tampa Tribune. A charter school on Polk State College’s campus celebrates its first graduating class. Lakeland Ledger.
Budgets. Gov. Rick Scott signs a budget that boosts funding for public schools and sets aside money for digital learning and personal scholarship accounts for students with disabilities. He vetoes funding for single-gender classrooms and a Bradenton charter school. News Service of Florida. redefinED. Tampa Bay Times. Bradenton Herald.
Private schools. A high-priced private school hopes to sell bonds to finance an expansion. Palm Beach Post.
Graduation. Pinellas schools move more of their ceremonies indoors. Tampa Bay Times. A Manatee County charter school celebrates its family-like environment. Bradenton Herald. A 90-year-old WWII veteran receives his high school diploma more than 70 years after leaving to fight overseas. Florida Times-Union.
Financial literacy. Orlando Sentinel columnist Beth Kassab takes lawmakers to task for not requiring “the money course” for high school students.
School boards. A Miami-Dade incumbent draws a rare challenger. Miami Herald.
Courts. A self-described “sovereign citizen” is ordered to enroll his daughter in school. Ocala Star-Banner.
Contracts. The Volusia school district hears complaints after outsourcing custodial services. Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Schedules. Lake County schools consider doing away with block scheduling. Orlando Sentinel.
Classrooms. Expecting classroom decorations to have instructional value may be overrated, a study finds. Gradebook.
Superintendents. Manatee County’s superintendent gets poor marks from a school board member known as the “watchdog.” Bradenton Herald.
