Private schools. A new faith-based private school will cater to disadvantaged students in Miami's Overtown neighborhood. Miami Herald.
Charter schools. A new charter school could becoming to Miami-Dade's Cutler Bay community. Miami Herald. Charter schools grapple with budget deficits. Sun-Sentinel. Gradebook. A Collier charter school faces criticism over the makeup of its student body. Naples Daily News. The Daytona Beach News-Journal looks at local charters.
Tax credit scholarships. The program benefits low-income students in Escambia County, a pastor writes in the Pensacola News-Journal. Step Up For Students, which co-hosts this blog and employs the author of this post, helps administer the program.
Special needs. Parents complain about a lack of transparency in how schools use state special needs funding. WTSP.
Technology. Gov. Rick Scott's line-item veto of a school technology analysis creates a "pickle" for state digital classrooms funding. Tampa Bay Times.
Budgets. The Manatee school district faces a budget crunch as it struggles to accommodate growth. Bradenton Herald. The St. Johns school district might levy a half-cent sales tax. St. Augustine Record. A city and a school district will work together to fund stadium renovations. Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Teacher morale. It should be a top concern for Brevard's new superintendent. Florida Today.
Budgets. The Manatee school district faces a budget crunch as it struggles to accommodate growth. Bradenton Herald. The St. Johns school district might levy a half-cent sales tax. St. Augustine Record. A city and a school district will work together to fund stadium renovations. Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Teacher quality. A state budget provision would provide extra money to teachers who performed well on college entrance exams. Tampa Bay Times
School calendars. Changes in Hillsborough get mixed reviews. Tampa Tribune.
Summer. The Manatee school district expands summer programs to help struggling students. Bradenton Herald. An elementary school looks to fight the summer slide. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Retirement. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune profiles a retiring teacher.
Plagairism. The Palm Beach Post delves into a principal's allegedly pilfered graduation speech.
