Special needs. A charter school for students with learning disabilities plans to expand. Tampa Bay Times. Parents say adults with special needs need help transitioning to independent living. Naples Daily News.
School choice. Tax credit scholarships are part of a broader range of education options, Jon East writes in the Sun-Sentinel. Step Up For Students, which co-hosts this blog, helps administer the scholarships and employs both East and the author of this post.
Teacher evaluations. Decreasing the proportion of teacher evaluations tied to student test scores might actually hurt teachers' ratings, prompting a shift in the stance taken by the Pasco teachers union. Tampa Bay Times. The Ocala Star-Banner talks to teachers about "testing culture."
Teacher quality. The Sun-Sentinel looks at the state's new teacher bonus program.
Migrants. The Palm Beach school district is accused of unlawfully booting an unaccompanied minor from Guatemala out of regular classes. Sun-Sentinel. Palm Beach Post.
Second chance. A student previously arrested for mixing toilet bowl cleaner and aluminum foil to make an explosive is now succeeding in college. Lakeland Ledger.
Property values. They're up, which bodes well for school funding. Ocala Star-Banner.
Foundations. The Associated Press breaks down the donors to the Foundation for Excellence in Education, which was previously led by former Gov. Jeb Bush.
Test results. Hernando students appear to have improved their performance. Tampa Bay Times.
Summer. Students at an Episcopal school work with troubled children during summer camp. Florida Times-Union. Programs help students shore up their reading skills while school is out for summer. Tampa Bay Times. More from the Times here. School isn't out for summer in one South Florida town. Palm Beach Post.
Nutrition. Greek yogurt in school lunches has a downside: Sugar. Palm Beach Post. Lee schools plan to make free lunch universal. Fort Myers News-Press.
Teacher conduct. A teacher is accused of soliciting sex from a fifth grader. Bay News 9. A Polk teacher is sentenced to 22 years in prison for having sex with students. WTSP.
