Charter schools. Palm Beach County makes it harder to open a new charter school. South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
School choice. Growing participation in private school scholarship programs is good for the state, an Orlando Sentinel guest column argues.
Testing. Florida gets one bid to review the validity of its testing system. Gradebook. The Algebra I end-of-course exam is still must-pass. Palm Beach Post. The Lee school board delays a final decision on how to count testing results. Fort Myers News-Press.
Preschool. Lawmakers need to pass a bill aimed at improving preschool quality, Orlando Sentinel columnist Beth Kassab writes.
STEM. Middle schoolers at a Palm Beach magnet program take home a world robotics title. Palm Beach Post.
College credit. Some Miami-Dade grads take on high school and college at the same time. Miami Herald.
Graduation. Students save a spot at graduation for a classmate injured in a car accident. Tampa Tribune.
Administration. Palm Beach administrators are in line for raises. Sun-Sentinel. A former Marion administrator is names superintendent in Manatee. Ocala Star-Banner. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Start times. The Orange County School Board considers a later start for high schools. Orlando Sentinel.
Dress code. A top Fort Myers student is snared by the dress code. WBBH.
Funding. The Hernando school board starts campaigning for a sales tax increase. Tampa Bay Times.
Employee conduct. A school registrar is sentenced in a child pornography case. Tallahassee Democrat.
Retirement. The Democrat talks to retiring educators in Leon County.
