Charter schools. Duval closes one charter school in a chain of credit-recovery centers. Florida Times-Union.
PLSAs. A Townhall article praises Florida's Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts. Step Up For Students, which co-hosts this blog and employs the author of this post, helps administer the program.
Budgets. Florida's Board of Education approves its funding request. Politico Florida. News Service of Florida. The board wants another look at class size rules. Gradebook.
School choice. Palm Beach schools might offer new options next year. Sun-Sentinel.
Testing. Nationwide assessments could truly be up for discussion in Florida. Orlando Sentinel. Bridge to Tomorrow. ACT performance improves in Southwest Florida. Fort Myers News-Press. Scores dip in Brevard. Florida Today.
Campaigns. Former Gov. Jeb Bush takes questions from high school students. Pensacola News-Journal.
Bias. A white teacher says she faced discrimination for associating with black employees. Orlando Sentinel.
Tutors. An organization helps youngsters in Central Florida. Leesburg Daily Commercial.
Failure factories. A Tampa Bay Times columnist calls for apologies.
Special needs. A charity helps siblings of children with autism. Tampa Bay Times.
Back to school. Working parents need to help each other manage duties, a Miami Herald columnist writes.
Growth. Manatee schools grapple with school capacity. Bradenton Herald.
Dress codes. Palm Beach may consider new rules... for adults. Palm Beach Post.
Transportation. Palm Beach plans to tweak routes to stem busing woes. Palm Beach Post.
Administration. A Pasco official plans to retire early. Gradebook.
Discipline. Student social media posts could have consequences at school. Palm Beach Post.
Employee conduct. An Oviedo baseball coach is fired over an inappropriate relationship with a student. Orlando Sentinel.
