Florida roundup: Resegregation, magnets, private schools and more

08/13/15
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Travis Pillow

florida-roundup-logoMagnet schools. A new magnet program will feature murals from Miami's Wynwood arts district. Miami Herald.

Disparities. Resegregation as brought academic turmoil to black children in Pinellas County schools. Tampa Bay Times. Charts here, some reaction here.

Private schools. A private Montessori school gives children a close look a wildlife. Tampa Tribune. Episcopal school students win a Latin competition. Bradenton Herald.

Tax credit scholarships. An Orlando Sentinel columnist needles school choice supporters over the difference between a tax credit scholarship and a voucher.

Censorship. Leon County Schools debate policies after a book-banning controversy. Tallahassee Democrat.

Student conduct. Lawyers contend a special needs student who was beaten on a bus instigated the fight. Orlando Sentinel.

Campaigns. A Sarasota school board candidate rakes in contributions. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

School boards. Manatee school board members are eager to fill a vacancy. Bradenton Herald.

Student health. The Collier school board rejects a healthy-choices initiative. Naples Daily News.

Back to school. Flagler students receive computers. Daytona Beach News-Journal. A supply drive comes to an end. Tampa Bay Times. Registration begins. Bradenton Herald.

Administration. St. Lucie schools get a new leadership team. St. Lucie News Tribune.

School names. An Orlando educator calls for the renaming of a school named for a confederate general. Orlando Sentinel.

Classes. A sampler "wheel" of elective courses will remain available to Hillsborough students. Tampa Bay Times.

Budgets. The St. Johns County School Board approves a $1.8 million computer purchase. St. Augustine Record.

Safety. Walton County cracks down on school-zone speeders. Northwest Florida Daily News.

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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