Testing. School grades could be delayed if an independent review finds problems with the state's new assessment. Scripps/Tribune. Tampa Bay Times. Associated Press. News Service of Florida. Pasco schools cut back on some local testing. Gradebook. A Sarasota high school student earns the highest scores in the world on Cambridge assessments. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
School choice. WFSU talks to parents and real estate agents about expanded public school choice. A parent talks about the benefits of school choice for her family. EdFly. The Palm Beach school district sends out thousands of "golden tickets" in its school choice lottery. Palm Beach Post.
Charter schools. The Palm Beach County School Board considers tighter standards for charter schools. Sun-Sentinel. A floundering charter school in the district is slated for closure. Palm Beach Post.
Protests. Parents complain after their school shows a movie about a Japanese "Festival of the Steel Phallus." Pensacola News-Journal.
Special needs. College, career opportunities and an expansion of Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts pass the state Senate. redefinED. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Teacher pay. Polk teachers and the district agree on a new contract. Lakeland Ledger.
Closures. Residents of a rural Alachua County community pack a district meeting, opposing the potential closure of their community elementary school. Gainesville Sun.
Awards. Broward names its district teacher of the year. Sun-Sentinel.
Fundraising. A school turns to crowdfunding to overhaul its media center. Tampa Bay Times. A Seminole County high school is in line for a $4 million anonymous donation. Orlando Sentinel.
Volunteers. An outstanding teenage school volunteer says she wants to be a teacher. Tampa Bay Times.
Politics. A partisan comment costs a Collier school board member a $200 fine. Naples Daily News.
Security. Daytona cops prepare to take posts at local public schools. Daytona Beach News-Journal.
