Open enrollment: Central Florida school districts are beginning to talk about how open enrollment will work. But school officials are already warning that there aren't a lot of schools with openings, and they expect plenty of confusion for parents when the new law goes into effect for the 2017-2018 school year. Orlando Sentinel.

Teacher shortage: About three months into the school year, more than 600 teaching vacancies remain unfilled in south Florida. Thousands of students are getting instruction from brand-new teachers and substitutes who may be unfamiliar with the subjects they are teaching. Sun-Sentinel.

Trump on education: With Donald Trump as president, Americans can expect more voucher programs and charter schools, and more uncertainty for struggling schools and immigrant students. Miami Herald.

Sales tax projects: The Palm Beach County School District will move quickly on several projects after voters approved an increase of a penny to the sales tax last week. Superintendent Robert Avossa says the district's first priorities will be to buy new school buses, replace some schools' roofs and upgrade classroom technology. The tax is expected to generate about $1.3 billion over the next 10 years for the district. Sun-Sentinel. Palm Beach County officials vow to closely monitor and track spending of the money from the sales tax increase. Sun-Sentinel. (more…)