Charter schools. A charter school for children with autism opens to cheers at a new location. Palm Beach Post. Neighbors push back against a developer’s proposed charter school, citing zoning issues. WFTV.
Failure factories. Officials respond to a Tampa Bay Times investigation of resegregated schools in Pinellas County. Another Times columnist weighs in. More from PBS, NPR and Slate. Numbers can point to the truth, but change is tough in a complex organization. Bridge to Tomorrow.
Home education. Its popularity rises in Flagler and Volusia. Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Back to school. It’s time. Naples Daily News. Tallahassee Democrat. Northwest Florida Daily News. Fort Myers News-Press. Pensacola News-Journal. Florida Times-Union.
Facilities. There’s empty space in some Hillsborough schools, and construction at others. Tampa Bay Times. The Lake County School Board backs away from a deal to sell a historic school building. Orlando Sentinel.
Technology. Computer games become curriculum. Miami Herald.
Transportation. Palm Beach buses have problems on the first day of school. Palm Beach Post. Sun-Sentinel.
Teacher conduct. An appellate court overturns the firing of a teacher who used the N-word. Florida Times-Union.
Mentors. Delray schools connect students with male mentors. Sun-Sentinel.
Advanced Placement. Pasco’s results improve. Gradebook.
Teacher pay. The likely price tag for Hillsborough’s new salary schedule: $65 million. Tampa Bay Times.
Safety. Hillsborough schools stress its importance. Tampa Bay Times.
Administration. Indian River taps new school administrators. Indian River Press-Journal.
