Education reform. Gov. Rick Scott releases a second-term education agenda. Times/Herald. Tampa Tribune. Gainesville Sun. redefinED. A Tampa Bay Times columnist criticizes the governor over testing.
Campaigns. It’s election day. Charter schools are among the issues at stake in Clay County school board races. Florida Times-Union. Common Core looms large at all levels. Naples Daily News. WJCT looks at spending in school board races.
Enrollment. Sarasota classrooms aren’t as crowded as officials expected. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Start times. Advocates for a later start to the school day have their cause bolstered by a new study. Northwest Florida Daily News.
Accountability. This will be a lower-stakes “baseline year” for school accountability. Ocala Star-Banner.
Lawsuits. A Hillsborough teacher files a discrimination lawsuit. Tampa Tribune. A federal judge partially dismisses a retaliation suit stemming from a Manatee sex abuse case. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Bradenton Herald.
Vals and sals. The Bay school board revisits honorary titles for graduates. Panama City News Herald.
Teachers unions. A public records dispute hangs over collective bargaining in Clay County. Florida Times-Union.
Facilities. Miami-Dade school board members get an update on $1.2 billion in construction bond spending. Miami Herald. Indian River starts construction on a new administration building. Indian River Press-Journal.
School boards. The Marion County school board is in a legal dispute with the City of Ocala over stormwater fees. Ocala Star-Banner.
