Florida roundup: Private schools, superintendents, jobs and more

06/26/15
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Travis Pillow

florida-roundup-logoPrivate schools. A private soccer academy powered by Florida Virtual School is set to open in Bradenton. Tampa Bay Times.

Uniforms. Duval schools may try uniforms policies. Florida Times-Union.

Superintendents. Palm Beach's new chief evokes the American dream while introducing himself to people in the school district. Palm Beach Post.

Charter schools. Students from Florida charter schools run by management company Academica appear in a campaign video for former Gov. Jeb Bush. BuzzFeed.

Jobs. The Manatee school district hosts a job fair that draws a flood of applicants. Bradenton HeraldSarasota Herald-Tribune.

Career education. High school students learn about professions at a local college. Daytona Beach News-Journal.

Safety. Four boys are accused of raping a mentally disabled high school student. Miami Herald.

STEM. Lee teachers hold a STEM workshop. Naples Daily News.

Contracts. Leon County schools change policies around construction contracts in the wake of a scandal. Tallahassee Democrat.

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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