Growth. Charter schools absorb much of the student enrollment growth in Palm Beach County. Palm Beach Post.
Community schools. Community schools can benefit children in poverty, Florida Education Association President Andy Ford writes in Context Florida.
Literacy. United Way backs efforts to get students reading on grade level. Bradenton Herald.
Teacher evaluations. The state Board of Education sets new rules. StateImpact. Gradebook. Leon County scales back the use of test scores. Tallahassee Democrat.
Budgets. Manatee's district budget is expected to grow. Bradenton Herald.
Facilities. Leon County Schools begin construction projects. Tallahassee Democrat.
Safety. A mom reportedly threatened a fifth-grader with a knife after he got in a playground argument with her daughter. Sun-Sentinel.
Employee conduct. A teacher is accused of punishing a kindergarten student by putting duct tape over his eyes. Tampa Bay Times. A teacher accused of having sex with students is set to face more charges at an upcoming hearing. Lakeland Ledger. The district may settle a lawsuit stemming from accusations against a former Manatee County administrator. Bradenton Herald.
Discipline. A judge weighs in on Hillsborough's policy, and the academic toll some punishments take. Gradebook.
Teacher pay. Pasco and its union haggle over raises. Gradebook. Florida Today writes up the state's controversial new bonus program.
Administration. Some Hernando County principals move. Tampa Bay Times.
