Budgets. Gov. Rick Scott pitches a $77 billion spending plan that would increase funding for public schools. Times/Herald. Scripps/Tribune. Associated Press. Florida Times-Union. He wants facilities funding to flow to charter schools that open in academically struggling areas. redefinED.
Catholic schools. School choice programs have allowed Catholic schools to reach out to new communities of disadvantaged students, and helped more families afford Catholic education. Florida Catholic. National Catholic Register.
Charter schools. A South Florida city places a moratorium on new charters. Sun-Sentinel.
School choice. Parents want more of it, Frank Biden writes in the Tampa Tribune. The Palm Beach Post looks at the local school district's most exclusive choice programs.
Testing. State Sen. Bill Montford, who also leads the state superintendents association, is drafting testing legislation. Gradebook. Some parents say they will keep opting their students out of state testing even if there's no legal basis for it. WFSU.
Superintendents. Palm Beach Schools look for firms to manage the hunt for a new leader. Sun-Sentinel. The Hillsborough school district is poised to do the same. Tampa Bay Times. Volusia's outgoing superintendent answers critics. Daytona Beach News-Journal.
School boards. School board members bristle at the prospect of oversight from a new city inspector general. Florida Times-Union.
Teacher pay. Orange County and its teachers move closer to a contract that would include pay raises. Orlando Sentinel. Labor talks continue in Santa Rosa. Pensacola News-Journal.
Safety. A senator seeks tougher penalties for passing stopped school buses. Orlando Sentinel.
Teacher conduct. A former Broward teaching assistant is on trial for sexting. Sun-Sentinel. A teacher accused of pawning district-owned computers had a history of suspicious behavior. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
STEM. Students develop a new method of releasing weather balloons that could save the space industry money. Florida Today.
Substitutes. Pasco schools are doing a better job retaining substitute teachers. Tampa Bay Times.
