Budgets. State lawmakers are negotiating which education policy issues can be decided in state budget talks. Scripps/Tribune. Tallahassee Democrat. Florida Times-Union.
Charter schools. A Palm Beach school board member calls for better governance. Palm Beach Post.
Jeb Bush. StateImpact looks at the former Florida governor's education record and its potential impact on the 2016 presidential field.
Administration. A staff shuffle could save the Hillsborough school district money. Tampa Tribune.
Personalized learning. Personalization takes root in Lake County schools. Leesburg Daily Commercial.
Teacher evaluations. Florida's system is now less prescriptive. Tampa Bay Times.
Testing. Tampa Bay students' scores improve in some areas, decline in others. Tampa Tribune. Same in South Florida. Sun-Sentinel. Palm Beach Post. Collier third graders perform "average." Naples Daily News. Manatee scores decline. Bradenton Herald. Overall, scores are flat. Gradebook. School Zone. Florida Times-Union. Activists demand access to tests. Gradebook.
Dress code. A girl's dress continues to stir controversy. Fort Myers News-Press. The paper weighs in with an editorial.
Facilities. An $800 million bond sale aimed at helping to fund building repair and maintenance is dogged by delays. Sun-Sentinel.
History. Pasco schools prepare to close an iconic building that is a relic of segregation. Tampa Tribune.
Threats. Charges are dropped against a ninth grader accused of making Twitter threats. Orlando Sentinel.
Fired. A principal's Facebook comments on the McKinney police incident were ill-advised. But a firing offense? Context Florida.
Nutrition. Schools help kids get healthy meals when school is out. Tampa Tribune.
Superintendents. Bevard's search for a district leader continues. Florida Today. Palm Beach schools change leaders. Sun-Sentinel.
Philanthropy. A foundation donates money to a YMCA preschool academy. Tampa Bay Times.
Uniforms. They can benefit students, a Palm Beach Post guest column argues.
