Home education. Home school parents convince the Alachua County school district to back away from a proposed policy that would have imposed new requirements. Gainesville Sun.
Testing. Orlando Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell skewers the state testing system while backing a proposal to give districts their choice of assessments.
Discipline. Hillsborough's public defender will help the school district try to reduce arrests. Tampa Bay Times. Tampa Tribune. Miami-Dade joins a White House initiative to rethink school discipline. Miami Herald.
Accountability. Why it matters. EdFly.
GPS. The Palm Beach school district wants to track employees. Palm Beach Post.
Facilities. A Gainesville elementary school renovates its facilities to make way for in influx from another school that was closed. Gainesville Sun. School board members get an earful from supporters of a decrepit school whose repairs have languished. South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Boundaries. Rezoning begins in Hernando. Tampa Bay Times.
Budgets. Lake County leaders look to restore cuts. Orlando Sentinel. Districts around the state propose spending plans. Lakeland Ledger. Pensacola News-Journal. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Audits. The Brevard school district gets dinged for improper spending. Florida Today.
Transparency. Collier will improve web access to district documents. Naples Daily News.
Teacher evaluations. The state Board of Education prepares to tweak the rules. Naples Daily News.
Labor. The Martin school board backs away from changes to retiree health care. Stuart News.
Summer. A summer program targets at-risk students. St. Lucie News Tribune.
Bullying. Palm Beach families talk prevention. Sun-Sentinel.
Investigation. Sex allegations roil a Jacksonville high school. Florida Times-Union.
