Florida roundup: School choice, testing, superintendents and more

04/10/15
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Travis Pillow

florida-roundup-logoSchool choice. Public school choice legislation is ready for a vote on the House floor. Gradebook.

Charter schools. Charters criticize the fees they must pay districts. Naples Daily News. The Fort Myers News-Press solicits reader views on charter school facilities funding.

Testing. A legislative overhaul of the state's testing and accountability system heads to the governor. Times/Herald. Scripps/Tribune. Orlando SentinelNews Service of FloridaGradebookAssociated PressPalm Beach Post.  Congresswoman Frederica Wilson blasts the state's new tests in Tallahassee. Gradebook.

Superintendents. A finalist bails on Palm Beach's superintendent search. Palm Beach PostMinnesota Public RadioMinneapolis Star Tribune.

Technology. A Pasco middle school student is accused of hacking into his school's computer network. Tampa Bay Times. Tampa Tribune.

School calendars. Seminole County schools could move up their start time if pending legislation becomes law. Orlando Sentinel. So may Palm Beach County's. Palm Beach Post.

Teacher Pay. Volusia teachers try to work toward a deal with the district and overcome a previously declared impasse. Daytona Beach News-Journal.

Teacher evaluation. The Palm Beach Post amplifies claims that value-added models can hurt teachers with perfect scores.

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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