Charter schools. The group applying for a charter school at MacDill Air Force Base withdraws its bid, again. Tampa Tribune. Tampa Bay Times. West Palm Beach officials appoint a board for a planned municipal charter school. Palm Beach Post.
Campaigns. State Rep. Erik Fresen blasts Charlie Crist's shifting positions on school choice. Education Week. A liberal group attacks Gov. Rick Scott and other Republican governors over education funding cuts. Gradebook.
Personal learning scholarship accounts. The state Board of Education signs off on rules governing the state's new option for special needs students. redefinED. Gradebook.
Growth. Enrollment increases put class-size pressure on Volusia schools. Daytona Beach-News Journal.
Testing. Hillsborough Superintendent MaryEllen Elia warns the state Board of Education about testing issues. Tampa Bay Times.
Budgets. Brevard officials warn of school closures if a coming tax referendum fails. Florida Today.
Arts. A Miami-Dade teacher is up for a Grammy education award. Miami Herald.
Security. Seminole County investigators release a 911 tape of a bomb threat hoax at an elementary school. Orlando Sentinel.
Administration. Duval's superintendent reassigns two principals. Florida Times-Union.
Civics. Students get behind a legislative push to require American flags to be made in America. Florida Today.
Books. Duval teachers complain about a lack of materials for students. Florida Times-Union.
Nutrition. A free-meals-for-all program increases the number of students eating breakfast at school. Ocala Star-Banner.
Homework. How much is too much? Fort Myers News-Press.
