Competition. If school district employees are enrolling their children in private schools or charters, Pasco Superintendent Kurt Browning wants to know why, and what district schools can do better. Gradebook.
Special needs. Teachers help a child, born prematurely, to make it to kindergarten. Tampa Bay Times.
School choice. A move to open enrollment would give the Marion County school district more class-size flexibility. Ocala Star-Banner. A new choice program helps grow enrollment at a struggling elementary school. Palm Beach Post.
Charter schools. A Hernando County charter school with a mission focused on STEM wraps up its first year. Tampa Bay Times.
Graduation. Two friends find success at Tampa private schools. Tampa Bay Times. A grieving mother accepts a diploma on behalf of her son. Tampa Tribune. A Tampa Bay Times columnist weighs in on efforts to do away with valedictorians and other honorary titles. Palm Beach school officials wade through disputes over students’ final class rankings. Palm Beach Post. Florida’s graduation rate remains lower than those in other states, but it’s improving more quickly. redefinED.
Digital learning. Miami-Dade schools use bond sales to finance the purchase of interactive white boards. Miami Herald.
Budgets. Hernando schools lift a hiring freeze. Tampa Bay Times.
Testing. The second round of FCAT scores is set to be released today. Gradebook. School Zone.
Teacher evaluations. The state teachers union files an appeal in its ongoing lawsuit. School Zone. Tampa Tribune.
School safety. Broward schools’ police chief resigns. Sun-Sentinel.
Teacher conduct. A teacher fired last month is accused of improperly helping students on tests. Naples Daily News. A St. Lucie teacher is arrested and charged with giving alcohol to a minor. Scripps.
School boards. The director of a Manatee technical institution declares her candidacy. Bradenton Herald.
