Florida schools roundup: STEM, teacher pay, special needs and more

07/21/15
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Travis Pillow

florida-roundup-logoSpecial needs. The Hillsborough school district comes under scrutiny for its treatment of special needs students. Tampa Bay Times.

STEM. Just because students score well in science does not mean they'll enroll in physics. Bridge to Tomorrow. "There's always an opening" for key STEM teaching jobs in Miami-Dade. Miami Herald.

Budgets. Leon County Schools won't hike property taxes for the coming year. Tallahassee Democrat.

Teacher pay. Pasco considers raises for its teachers. Tampa Bay Times.

Campaigns. Volusia's school board chair will seek re-election. WNDB.

Summer. Pinellas sees an enrollment surge in its summer programs. WUSF.

Growth. Escambia officials grapple with where they're going to build new schools. Pensacola News-Journal.

Uniforms. School uniforms are approved for a Lake County elementary school. Daily Commercial

Technology. An audit of Manatee schools is stymied by IT woes. Bradenton Herald.

Community. A Polk school is recognized for community involvement. Lakeland Ledger.

Taking flight. The Northwest Florida Daily News recognizes an educator with a passion for aviation.

Transportation. Lake resumes busing for elementary school students who live near their campuses. Daily Commercial.

Outdoors. St. Johns students take in the outdoors via a marine science program. St. Augustine Record.

Employee conduct. A South Florida principal is suspended while the district investigates undisclosed allegations. Sun-Sentinel. Palm Beach Post. A principal accused of plagiarism faces a 10-day suspension. Palm Beach Post.

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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