Accountability. A key House lawmaker sees no support for pausing grades. Gradebook.
Expulsions. The mother at the center of a controversial expulsion case is also a public-school teacher, and fears her job could be at risk. Pensacola News-Journal.
Discipline. Sarasota considers alternatives to suspensions and other major punishments. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
STEM. Schools seem to be diverting students from precalculus. Bridge to Tomorrow. A Palm Beach Post columnist inveighs against letting students sub computer science for foreign languages.
Technology. Volusia schools struggle to provide devices. Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Testing. The Duval school board is the latest to call for a switch to national assessments. Florida Times-Union. Ohio may use Florida items next year. Gradebook.
Boundaries. Orange County parents protest a rezoning proposal. Orlando Sentinel.
Teacher quality. Lee schools feel a shortage. Fort Myers News-Press.
Calendars. More districts consider early August school starts. Tampa Bay Times.
Safety. A bomb threat cancels classes in Palm Beach. Palm Beach Post.
Transportation. Seminole students take a train for a field trip. Orlando Sentinel.
Facilities. Broward hires a new head for its facilities bond program. Sun-Sentinel.
Budgets. Palm Beach’s schools chief wants to make use of money saved during a spending freeze. Palm Beach Post.
School choice. Applications are set to open for Pinellas special programs. Tampa Bay Times.
Impact fees. They’re back in Sarasota. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Teacher conduct. A judge finds aides falsely accused a teacher of child abuse. Sun-Sentinel. A preschool teacher is accused of picking a boy up by the throat. Gainesville Sun.
Health. Collier schools consider a wellness program. Naples Daily News.