Dual enrollment: Florida school superintendents want to convince the Legislature to stop charging school districts tuition and other state college costs for dual-enrollment students. Tampa Bay Times.
Virtual school: Florida Virtual School's full-time high school was two points away from earning an A this year, netting a B the first time the online school qualified for a grade under Florida's annual A-to-F report card. Orlando Sentinel.
Charter schools: Hillsborough school officials meet to discuss options to head off a charter school on MacDill Air Force Base. The Tampa Tribune.
School grades: Schools superintendents for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties are among those weighing in on Florida’s current accountability system before the state’s education commissioner. Pensacola News-Journal.
School safety: Leon County teachers and district officials seek to end rumors about school violence. Tallahassee Democrat.
Teacher pay: The hearing that may resolve the impasse between the Orange County teachers union and district over raises gets off to a rocky start. Orlando Sentinel.
Class size: All Central Florida traditional public schools met the state's class-size rules this year. Orlando Sentinel.
After school: The Salvation Army of Naples acquires 3 acres on Airport-Pulling Road South for a new youth center and gymnasium to provide at-risk children with a safe after-school environment. Naples Daily News.
School calendar: The Pasco County School Board signs off on next school year's calendar, which includes the entire week off for Thanksgiving. The Tampa Tribune.
Lawsuit: The Lake County School Board faces a federal lawsuit again accusing the district of violating students' freedom of speech and federal rights by not allowing a middle-schooler to start a gay-straight club. Orlando Sentinel.
Conduct: A Tampa police school resource officer who had sex at least eight times over nearly two months with a teenage student is arrested and fired. Tampa Bay Times.
