Open enrollment rules: Open enrollment for students in Palm Beach County will be an option only when a school is 10 percent under capacity, the school board decides. A state law going into effect next year allows students to move to any public school that has room for them, but allows each district to set its own rules. Sun-Sentinel.

Alternate test option: The Florida Department of Education approves Istation as an option to the Florida Standards Assessments tests for third-grade promotion. There are now seven options for students, including well-known tests such as the SAT-10 and the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. Gradebook.

Legislative priorities: Incoming state House Speaker Richard Corcoran, R-Land O’Lakes, says he wants the Legislature to expand school choice, deregulate the state's highest-performing public schools and provide more money to schools that have extended hours. redefinED.

Danger in Duval: Duval County's schools are the most dangerous in the state, according to Florida Department of Education statistics. In the 2014-2015 school year, Duval recorded 11,537 incidents of crime, violence and disruptive behavior. Miami-Dade County was next with 8,854. WJXT.

Schools and politics: A Boca Raton High School senior wearing a "Hillary for Prison 2016" T-shirt says she was thrown out of class and threatened with suspension because her shirt was causing a classroom disruption. WPTV. (more…)