Tax credit scholarships. A student receiving a scholarship overcomes homelessness and excels in high school. Miami Herald. The Tampa Tribune analyzes the program’s growth.
Charter schools. Charters account for one-third of Hillsborough’s enrollment growth. Tampa Bay Times. Sarasota school officials criticize four charter applications. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. The Naples Daily News follows an in-depth series on charter schools with an editorial calling for changes.
Broad Prize. Orange County Public Schools share in the national award for urban districts. Florida Today. Orlando Sentinel. Associated Press. Education Week. WESH. News 13.
School choice. With some schools overcrowded and others under capacity, Palm Beach schools may give parents more choices. Palm Beach Post.
Magnet schools. Plans for Pasco’s first magnet school are taking shape. Gradebook.
Testing. A Gainesville teacher’s testing revolt prompts a town-hall meeting at her school. Gainesville Sun. Parents discuss opting out. Florida Today. Testing is a part of life, and has improved results for students, incoming House Speaker Steve Crisafulli argues in a Florida Today op-ed.
Budgets. The state Board of Education’s legislative budget request mirrors Gov. Rick Scott’s campaign pledges. Gradebook.
College. Collier students preview their post-secondary options. Naples Daily News.
Teacher pay. Pinellas teachers are in line for a raise. Tampa Tribune.
Student conduct. A Miami student is accused of rape and attempted murder of a woman on his high school campus. Miami Herald.
Teacher conduct. A teacher resigns after a DUI arrest. Tampa Tribune.
