Superintendents. Ex-Hillsborough superintendent MaryEllen Elia applies for the top post in Palm Beach County. Gradebook. Tampa Tribune.
Virtual school. Florida Virtual School has begun offering a free online financial literacy course. WOFL.
Community schools. The Escambia school district aims to create a community school with wraparound services. Pensacola News-Journal.
Busing. “Thousands of students who needed help the most were caught in a broken system” as a result of a desegregation program that buses students from the inner city to the suburbs, the Tampa Bay Times argues in an editorial.
Growth. Local government officials and residents debate a planned high school in western Orange County. Orlando Sentinel. A popular Alachua County charter school hopes to expand. Gainesville Sun.
Testing. The Palm Beach Post highlights Republican state Sen. Tom Lee’s recent comments on testing.
Safety. Has nobody died in a school fire? PolitiFact.
School Boards. The Collier school changes its public comment procedures after a series of marathon meetings. Naples Daily News.
Nutrition. Manatee schools may begin offering all students free breakfast. Bradenton Herald.
