Charter schools. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel investigates charter school operator Mavericks in Education.
Tax credit scholarships. In a Fox News guest column, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says school choice programs increase options for disadvantaged children.
Career education. More students are being told they have options aside from a traditional four-year college. Northwest Florida Daily News.
Project-based learning. A Florida Times-Union exploration of recent curricular changes focuses on a Jacksonville private school.
Digital learning. Students who do not have home Internet access must rely on public libraries. Miami Herald.
Testing. The Polk County school board is poised to take up anti-testing resolutions approved by its counterparts elsewhere. Lakeland Ledger. The Florida Department of Education is preparing to take legal action over required testing for English language learners. Gradebook. An outgoing administrator criticizes the state’s testing system. Gradebook. Tampa Tribune. Lake County schools plan to scale back some local assessments. Orlando Sentinel.
School boards. The Lee County board could grow to seven members. Fort Myers News-Press.
Security. Volusia schools plan to add municipal police officers to supplement sheriff’s deputies. Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Campaigns. Two newcomers vie for a Palm Beach school board seat. Palm Beach Post. A Hillsborough school board challenger goes on the attack. Tampa Bay Times.
Teacher conduct. A Hernando teacher is accused of having sex with a student. Tampa Bay Times. A sexual battery case prompts a review of Marion County’s procedures that could have prevented it. Ocala Star-Banner.
Extended days. The Manatee school board plans to consider extending school days by 20 minutes. Bradenton Herald.
Administration. A Walton County school rallies around an administrator battling kidney disease. Northwest Florida Daily News. The Lakeland Ledger profiles a local principal.
Discipline. The Northwest Florida Daily News profiles an in-school suspension program.
