Florida roundup: Tax credit scholarships, teachers, Common Core and more

05/06/14
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Travis Pillow

Tax credit scholarships. EdWeek writes up the legislation passed last week.

florida-roundup-logoOnline grading. A Miami-Dade student is arrested for trying to hack into the district's grading system. Miami Herald.

Common Core. StateImpact looks at recent public opinion surveys on the standards.

School boards. This year's elections could change the makeup of the Pinellas board. Tampa Tribune. A former teacher enters a Palm Beach County race. Extra Credit.

Bible. A student contends he was barred from reading the Bible during class. Sun-Sentinel. More from Fox News. Miami Herald.

Teachers. A Pinellas County band director is a finalist for Teacher of the Year. Tampa Bay Times. Manatee County teacher is under investigation for comments she made to students about a possible sale of park land. Bradenton Herald.

Transportation. The Tampa Tribune writes about the problems facing Hillsborough's bus system.

Start times. The Legislature has asked for a study of high school start times. Gradebook.

Teacher appreciation week. Teachers take to Twitter to explain their profession. StateImpact.

About Travis Pillow

Travis Pillow is senior director of thought leadership and growth at Step Up For Students. He lives in Sanford, Florida, with his wife and two children. A former Tallahassee statehouse reporter, he most recently worked at the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a research organization at Arizona State University, where he studied community-led learning innovation and school systems' responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. He can be reached at tpillow (at) sufs.org.
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