School grades: More Florida schools received grades of A and B from the state this year and fewer received an F grade, according to the annual report from the Florida Department of Education. Fifty-seven percent of schools received an A or B this year, up from 46 percent in 2016. The number of F schools declined from 111 last year to 43 this year. With the improved school grades came better grades for districts. Forty-eight of Florida's 67 school districts earned A or B grades this year, up from 38 last year, and 11 earned A's: Brevard, Collier, Gilchrist, Martin, Nassau, Okaloosa, St. Johns, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Seminole and Wakulla. Fifty districts have no F schools. Florida Department of Education. Associated Press. Sunshine State News. Gradebook. Politico Florida.

District reports: Reports from around the state on grades for school districts and schools. Tampa Bay Times. WTSP. WFLA. Patch. WUSF. Miami Herald. Orlando Sentinel. WFTV. WESH. WKMG. Palm Beach Post. WPTV. WFLX. Sun Sentinel. Florida Times-Union. WTLV. WJAX. WJXT. Florida Today. Space Coast Daily. TCPalm. TCPalm. TCPalm. TCPalm. Tallahassee Democrat. WCTV. WTXL. Lakeland Ledger. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. WWSB. Bradenton Herald. Charlotte Sun. Fort Myers News-Press. WINK. WFTX. Naples Daily News. Gainesville Sun. Ocala Star Banner. Daytona Beach News-Journal. Flagler Live. Pensacola News Journal. Panama City News Herald. WMBB. Pulse. Daily Commercial. Orlando Sentinel. Daily Commercial.

Charter schools reports: Six Florida charter schools face closure after receiving F grades from the state for a second straight year, while several other charter schools serving low-income students earn A's or B's. redefinED. Villages-News.

Bathroom use lawsuit: A transgender student in St. Johns County is suing in federal court for the right to use the boys bathroom at Nease High School. Drew Adams, a 16-year-old junior, was told by school officials in 2015 to use a gender-neutral bathroom instead of the boys bathroom. In his suit, he says that request is a violation of his 14th Amendment rights under the U.S. Constitution. Florida Times-Union. St. Augustine Record. WJAX. Associated Press. Patch. (more…)