Charter schools. The mayor of West Palm Beach is pushing for a city-run charter school to help turn around “appalling” test results. Palm Beach Post.
Testing. The state releases sample questions and other new details about the FCAT’s replacement. Orlando Sentinel. Tampa Tribune. Tampa Bay Times. More from Sentinel School Zone. Education Commissioner Pam Stewart taps a panel of superintendents to weigh in on the state’s accountability system. Gradebook.
Teachers unions. The Florida Education Association takes over the Palm Beach County union amid an ongoing leadership election dispute. Palm Beach Post.
Career education. A South Florida high school adds more CAPE programs. Sun-Sentinel.
Budgets. The Fort Myers News-Press looks at the cost of school technology. A shortfall has Walton County schools bracing for cuts. Northwest Florida Daily News. Flagler County schools restore pay raises they couldn’t afford during the recession. Daytona Beach News Journal.
Common Core. StateImpact looks at the politics of the standards.
Books. Anti-censorship groups rally to restore a book to Pasco’s summer reading list. Tampa Bay Times. Tampa Tribune.
Rules. Alachua County schools may relax their dress codes. Gainesville Sun. Polk County schools move to restrict e-cigarettes and bandannas. Lakeland Ledger.
Administration. An administrative law judge sides with a Manatee County school district official ensnared by a scandal. Bradenton Herald.
