Florida roundup: School grades, charter schools, salaries and more

12/19/14
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Travis Pillow

florida-roundup-logoSchool grades. High school grades are out; graduation rates are up; results vary widely from one district to the next, but in general, school grades dropped due to a tougher state grading scale. Tampa Bay TimesMiami Herald. Florida Times-Union. Orlando SentinelPalm Beach Post. Tampa Tribune. Sun-SentinelOcala Star-Banner. Gainesville Sun. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Naples Daily News. Fort Myers News-PressBradenton Herald. Lakeland Ledger. Pensacola News-JournalDaytona Beach News-Journal. Tallahassee Democrat. Panama City News Herald. Northwest Florida Daily NewsBay News 9. Associated Press. Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers. Florida Today. Charter schools rack up A's and F's. redefinED.

Charter schools. A parent writes to the Palm Beach Post supporting charter schools.

Politics. StateImpact looks at public opinion on Jeb Bush and Common Core.

Salaries. The Brevard school board cuts members' pay to bring their salaries in line with teachers. Florida Today.

Budgets. Hernando County, home of a failed schools tax referendum, looks to learn from other counties that passed them. Tampa Bay Times. The Brevard school board begins making plans for its sales tax revenue. Florida Today.

Testing. Brevard lawmakers hear from the public on testing, teacher evaluation and more. Florida Today.

Administration. The Manatee school board attorney sides with district staff on a controversial hiring decision. Bradenton Herald.

Teachers. Leon County Schools name their teacher of the year. Tallahassee Democrat.

Boundaries. The prospect of school rezoning makes some communities anxious. Tampa Bay Times.

About Travis Pillow

Travis Pillow is senior director of thought leadership and growth at Step Up For Students. He lives in Sanford, Florida, with his wife and two children. A former Tallahassee statehouse reporter, he most recently worked at the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a research organization at Arizona State University, where he studied community-led learning innovation and school systems' responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. He can be reached at tpillow (at) sufs.org.
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