Florida roundup: Lawsuits, private schools, teacher evaluation and more

01/07/15
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Travis Pillow

florida-roundup-logoLawsuits. Tax credit scholarship parents want a lawsuit challenging their program dismissed. redefinED. The program is administered by Step Up For Students, which co-hosts this blog. Watchdog.org looks at the dismissal of Florida's other school choice lawsuit, which could still be appealed.

Private schools. A former teacher of the year visits a Manatee Episcopal school. Bradenton Herald.

School choice. School choice is really about "parent equality," Patricia Levesque writes on the EdFly.

Teacher evaluation. Hillsborough union leaders call for a review of the district's Gates Foundation-backed teacher evaluation system. Gradebook. The school board may make changes. Tampa TribuneTampa Bay Times.

Testing. Standardized testing is on lawmakers' agenda. Sun-Sentinel. Sarasota schools purchase a new assessment tool. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

Superintendents. Hillsborough's MaryEllen Elia may face a no-confidence vote. Tampa Tribune. Manatee's superintendent expects continued improvement at the district. Bradenton Herald.

Teacher conduct. A Leon County school employee is indicted on child pornography charges. Tallahassee Democrat.

School finance. Florida's strong credit rating brings good news for a big bond issue. Gradebook.

Administration. Manatee's human resources director resigns. Bradenton Herald. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

Advocacy. A Washington Post article looks at Jeb Bush and the education foundations he recently left.

Facilities. The Flagler school district looks for fixes to a troubled athletic club it controls. Daytona Beach News-Journal.

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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