Testing. Controversy continues to swirl around a revamp of state testing and school accountability laws. Sunshine State News. Testing results might not be public until some time in December. Tampa Bay Times. Orlando Sentinel. A jab against test prep (and a call for a broad curriculum) from a MythBusters star strikes a nerve. Tampa Bay Times.
School choice. A controlled choice policy is likely on its way out in the Miami-Dade enclave of Coral Gables. Miami-Herald. Don't let low-income students get caught in the political crossfire over a school choice lawsuit, a state Senator writes in a Florida Politics column.
Superintendents. A host of current and former elected officials and school administrators may be jockeying to run for Leon County school superintendent amid an FBI probe of the district. Tallahassee Democrat. Hillsborough could hire a new superintendent ahead of schedule. Gradebook. Unions weigh in on a Palm Beach candidate. Palm Beach Post. Manatee's former superintendent returns to rebut criticisms. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Charter schools. A rejected charter school prevails on a state appeal. Palm Beach Post. redefinED. A Naples Daily News reporter wins an award for his reporting on shuttered charter schools.
Class size. Miami-Dade teachers complain of classroom crowding. NBC Miami.
Busing. A task force on minority students gets an invite to a troubled suburban school. Gradebook.
School calendars. Districts weigh earlier start dates. Orlando Sentinel. Sun-Sentinel. Bradenton Herald.
Safety. A bill allowing school administrators to designate certain employees to carry guns in likely dead after a state Senate panel's inaction. Associated Press. Times/Herald.
Labor. Brevard teachers protest their working conditions. Florida Today.
Security. Palm Beach school police officers are in line for 2 percent raises. Sun-Sentinel.
Gardening. A grant helps Head Start students learn about plants. Tampa Bay Times.
Administration. Hillsborough schools prepare a principal shuffle. Tampa Bay Times. A longtime Lee administrator retires. Fort Myers News-Press.
