Campaigns. Gubernatorial challenger Charlie Crist campaigns with a national teachers union leader. WSVN. Miami Times. School board candidates spar over Common Core. Bradenton Herald.
Turnarounds. Pinellas schools rush to expand a pilot program aimed at helping struggling schools improve. Tampa Bay Times.
Budgets. Broward schools propose a five-year, $1.4 billion school improvement plan. Sun-Sentinel. The Brevard school district signs off on a budget with historically low tax rates. Florida Today.
Discipline. A Duval civil rights attorney argues too many Jacksonville students face criminal penalties for problems at school. Florida Times-Union.
Superintendents. Okaloosa’s school chief spars with former superintedent and outgoing Senate President Don Gaetz. Northwest Florida Daily News.
Crowding. Enrollment falls in Hernando, but some schools are still short on space for students. Tampa Bay Times.
Nutrition. The Panama City News Herald looks at the quality of school lunches.
Employee conduct. A teacher of a child with autism who died as a result of child abuse faces faces professional sanctions for failing to report signs of neglect. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Teachers unions. United School Employees of Pasco complains employees are barred from gathering signatures for a grievance petition during their work day. Gradebook.
School boards. The Marion County School Board perpares to hire a staff attorney. Ocala Star-Banner.
Transportation. A Hillsborough bus driver takes a special needs student to the wrong school. Tampa Bay Times.
Textbooks. Books that did not arrive in time for the start of the school year show up in Hernando. Tampa Bay Times.
