Private schools. A St. Lucie Episcopal school plans to expand. St. Lucie News Tribune. An Episcopal school's leader steps down. Florida Today.
School choice. Duval considers expanding magnet and other choice programs. Florida Times-Union.
Dual enrollment. More high school students take classes for high school credit. Naples Daily News.
STEM. Some high-poverty and rural districts help students excel in science. Bridge to Tomorrow.
Wraparound services. Pasco plans to create a new community school. Gradebook.
Testing. Still no word on the state's investigation of a hacking of its testing systems. Gradebook. The Lee school board debates an investigation of GED test administration. Fort Myers News-Press. If schools relied on college entrance exams to measure older students' achievement, what would the results show? Bridge to Tomorrow.
Race. The Okaloosa NAACP plans a community forum after a military family reports instances of racial harassment. Northwest Florida Daily News.
Discipline. Duval plans to tighten its code of conduct after hearing from parents. Florida Times-Union.
Career education. Broward schools begin offering a new business class. Sun-Sentinel.
Growth. St. Johns school officials look for ways to fund capital projects in a growing district. St. Augustine Record.
Administration. Palm Beach's new chief hires a deputy from Central Florida. Palm Beach Post. Hillsborough reshuffles its principals. Tampa Tribune. Tampa Bay Times.
Employee conduct. A teacher convicted for having sex with teenage boys becomes a cause celebre in Europe. Lakeland Ledger.
Transportation. The Palm Beach district plans to settle a bus crash lawsuit. Palm Beach Post.
Oil spill. Bay County schools get a windfall from BP, but budget issues remain. Panama City News Herald. More from the Daytona Beach News-Journal and the Tallahassee Democrat.
School boards. At least eight applicants angle for an appointment in Manatee. Bradenton Herald. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. The Hillsborough school board considers adding a student member. Tampa Bay Times.
