Charter schools. The abrupt closing of Acclaim Academy charter schools in Duval and Orange shows again that charter school reform is long overdue, writes the Miami Herald’s Fred Grimm.
School choice. Tampa Bay Times takes a shot at charter schools and private schools in an editorial panning Gov. Scott’s proposal for profit-sharing among hospitals.
Standardized testing. Glitches, again. Tampa Bay Times. Tampa Tribune. Miami Herald. Orlando Sentinel. Gradebook. SchoolZone. The Citrus school board weighs in. Gradebook.
STEM. Black students continue to earn a smaller and smaller percentage of science and engineering degrees in Florida universities. Bridge to Tomorrow.
Rick Scott. Study hard to get out of poverty, he tells students at a Volusia high school. Daytona Beach News Journal.
Superintendents. Exit interview with Manatee’s outgoing super. Bradenton Herald. A look at Manatee’s interim. Bradenton Herald. Sarasota Herald Tribune.
School spending. Pinellas explores options for self insurance. Gradebook. The Miami-Dade school board considers what to do with 10 acres of prime real estate. Miami Herald. The Leon school district’s legal tab in several matters is approaching $400,000. Tallahassee Democrat.
School fighting. City officials in Cutler Bay are concerned about 188 reports of fighting at a local middle school, the highest in the state. Miami Herald.
School employees. Tampa teacher wins a $10,000 award from the Hillsborough school district. Tampa Bay Times.
Employee conduct. More details about the charter school principal caught with a student in a car filled with marijuana smoke. Palm Beach Post. A Duval administrator is demoted after suspicions about an essay prompt. Florida Times Union.
New schools. Confusion reigns over new schools proposed for sprawling east Orange. Orlando Sentinel.
Higher ed. Florida gets new college system chancellor. Florida Times-Union. Miami Herald. Gradebook. StateImpact Florida.
