PLSAs. More states may soon create programs like Florida's Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts, which allow parents of special needs students to control the use of their children's education funding. Education Week.
Testing. As promised, Gov. Rick Scott issues an executive order suspending 11th-grade English testing. Miami Herald. Sun-Sentinel. Fort Myers News-Press. Capitol News Service. Associated Press. The statewide teachers union still isn't happy with state testing policies. Orlando Sentinel. Bradenton Herald. A teacher writes an open letter to students predicting they will fail their state math assessment. Ocala Star-Banner. New tests could increase the number of D and F schools. Florida Times-Union. Computerized testing worries mount. Orlando Sentinel.
Facilities. Plans for a new Lee County high school are put on hold for want of land. Naples Daily News. Fort Myers News-Press. A planned K-8 school in Central Florida clears a NIMBY hurdle after an outpouring of parent support. Orlando Sentinel.
Superintendents. The St. Lucie school district hires Palm Beach's outgoing superintendent. Palm Beach Post. More from the Bradenton Herald. Indian River is searching for a new leader. Indian River Press-Journal.
Teacher pay. The Marion County School Board approves pay raises. Ocala Star-Banner.
Legal issues. A former Manatee superintendent may be in line for a $5 million legal settlement. Bradenton Herald. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. The district won't face an FBI investigation. Bradenton Herald.
Awards. A former student who saw Lee's Teacher of the Year's past arrest defends him. Naples Daily News. Hillsborough names its teacher of the year. Tampa Tribune. Tampa Bay Times. So does Pinellas. Tampa Bay Times.
Child abuse. A woman is accused of child abuse after a child arrives at school with belt marks and a shaming T-shirt. Miami Herald.
