Special needs. Financial difficulties continue for a Polk County private school for children with autism. Lakeland Ledger.
Career academies. A Palm Beach student attending a charter school’s medical academy travels to Sweden for a symposium on the human brain. Palm Beach Post.
Pushback. An Orange County teacher gets national attention for deriding a “toxic culture” in public schools and casting “private education companies” as “the supervillain.” Orlando Sentinel.
Testing. Pinellas officials seek a review of FCAT scores. Gradebook.
Closures. The Orange school board faces parents irate over a potential school closure. Orlando Sentinel.
Student behavior. Palm Beach students engage in more risky behavior than their peers in other districts. Sun-Sentinel. Yet teen smoking is down there, and also in Broward. Sun-Sentinel.
Facilities. The Pinellas school district looks to sell or lease idle school buildings. Tampa Bay Times. Polk County prepares to revamp its high school cafeterias. Lakeland Ledger.
School choice. It’s apparently among the hot topics at public forums throughout the Lee County school district, though the Naples Daily News does not elaborate much on that point.
STEM. Good science instruction can mean better job prospects for graduates. Bridge to Tomorrow. A Panhandle biology teacher heads to the beach to help students learn about science. Northwest Florida Daily News.
Teachers. Volusia schools hope to hire hundreds at a coming job fair. Daytona Beach News-Journal.
School boards. The Hillsborough school board gets bogged down in a debate over whether to hire an auditor. Tampa Bay Times. Residency questions dog Manatee school board candidates. Bradenton Herald. Pasco candidates draw endorsements before their candidacies become official. Gradebook.
Arts. The Hernando school district looks to revive interest in music programs. Tampa Bay Times. It’s time for band camp. Keynoter.
