Ed Reform. Former Gov. Jeb Bush talks school choice, Common Core, and big-picture education issues with Education Next.
Charter schools. The Broward school board approves 13 charter applications, most of which replicate existing high-performing schools. Sun-Sentinel.
School choice. Applications open for Palm Beach district choice options. Palm Beach Post.
Reading instruction. StateImpact has more on Miami-Dade teachers' efforts to get kids reading.
Funding. Gov. Rick Scott's second-term pledges include more money for schools. Palm Beach Post. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Testing. Pasco's superintendent plans to become more vocal about testing. Tampa Bay Times.
Turnarounds. The State Board of Education is set to take up turnaround plans for 57 schools. Gradebook.
Career education. A culinary arts student scores with a Florida-themed dessert. Tampa Bay Times.
Teachers unions. Intercepts makes note of the union-on-union tussle in Palm Beach.
Employee conduct. The Sun-Sentinel reports on teachers facing discipline in Broward and Palm Beach. The Florida Times-Union takes a closer look at a teacher in a sex scandal. A jailed school psychologist plans to contest his firing. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Contracts. The plot thickens in a Leon County whistle-blower investigation over construction contracts. Tallahassee Democrat.
Superintendents. Volusia's superintendent talks about her retirement plans. Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Boundaries. The Duval school board weighs in on attendance zone changes. Florida Times-Union.
