Magnet schools. Pasco seeks parent input on new programs. Gradebook.
Legislation. Key Florida lawmakers on education issues also have jobs in the field, but that doesn’t always mean they have conflicts of interest. Politico Florida.
Special needs. A second-grade student with special needs is left on a school bus for hours. Sun-Sentinel. Palm Beach Post.
Partnerships. UCF stages “takeover week” at Central Florida’s Evans Community School. Orlando Sentinel. The Orange County school district might partner with university on a new lab school. Orlando Sentinel.
STEM. Institutions in the Panhandle come together to address a shortage of qualified teachers. Pensacola News-Journal. A bill would make computer science mandatory for students who want Bright Futures scholarships. Bridge to Tomorrow.
Email. Collier students could soon get school-sponsored addresses. Naples Daily News.
Integration. Decades later, students at the center of a racial integration effort get diplomas. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Prayer. The Okaloosa school board will continue pre-meeting “invocations” in a slightly altered form. Northwest Florida Daily News.
Facilities. Indian river officials grapple with a decaying football stadium. Indian River Press-Journal.
History. Miami students study the life of a Sears executive who became a South Florida philanthropist. Miami Herald.
Reunions. Venice High stages an all-class reunion. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Technical centers. Gov. Rick Scott backs a job-skills program. The Buzz. Gradebook.
Teacher bonuses. The Palm Beach teachers union argues a new program is discriminatory. Sun-Sentinel.
