Charter schools. Upstart charter schools often over-estimate their future enrollment. Naples Daily News. Hillsborough resolves a governance dispute with three charter schools. Gradebook. A vocational charter school plans expansion in Duval. Florida Times-Union.
PLSAs. A Palm Beach television station highlights the launch of Florida's Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts for special needs students. WPTV. The program is administered by organizations like Step Up For Students, which co-hosts this blog.
Special needs. A hospital internship program helps special needs students meet their potential. Tampa Tribune.
Single gender. In the face of a legal complaint by the ACLU, educators at an all-boys school say their program is working. Tampa Bay Times.
Private schools. Students in Lee County private schools excel on college entrance exams. Fort Myers News-Press.
STEM. Could larger classes and higher salaries help get better teachers in front of students? StateImpact. More at Bridge to Tomorrow.
Common Core. Ambitious reading initiatives help students prepare for the new standards in Hillsborough. Tampa Tribune.
School boards. A newly elected Indian River school board member wants a residency complaint against him thrown out. Indian River Press-Journal. The Clay County school board attorney resigns. Florida Times-Union. A Marion teacher must leave the classroom after being elected to the school board. Ocala Star-Banner. Speculation mounts about the political future of a Miami-Dade school board member. Miami Herald.
Religion. A satanist group's distribution of coloring books prompts Orange County schools to rethink Bible distribution. Associated Press.
Facilities. A Title I school in Alachua spruces up its campus to encourage students and parents. Gainesville Sun.
Nutrition. Orange County students help pilot a Florida-grown produce program. Orlando Sentinel.
