Tax credit scholarships. The Palm Beach Post talks funding and accountability with representatives of Step Up For Students, which co-hosts this blog and employs the author of this post.
School boards. Supporters of rival school board associations air their views in a political forum. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. The Lake school board won’t switch to single-member districts. Leesburg Daily Commercial.
Funding. Polk County district officials raise concerns about capital funding, which is stretched thin in a large district with many rural areas. Lakeland Ledger. How much of that additional revenue is going back into classrooms? Daily Commercial.
Home education. Florida Times-Union readers weigh in on home schooling.
Digital learning. The state plans to distribute digital classrooms funding, despite the lack of a state technology assessment. Gradebook.
Back to school. The state sales tax holiday starts Friday. Tampa Tribune. Daytona Beach News-Journal. Bradenton Herald. An event distributes supplies to children in need. Fort Myers News-Press. A training workshop helps Polk teachers gear up for the new year. Lakeland Ledger.
Parent involvement. Duval creates parent academies to increase involvement with district schools. Florida Times-Union.
Homelessness. Three Panhandle districts are home to thousands of homeless students, unbeknownst to many in the community. Northwest Florida Daily News.
Abuse. A parent sues the Clay County school district, accusing a former teacher of abusing a child with autism. Florida Times-Union.
Bullying. The Seminole County School Board faces a lawsuit after a child with autism was beaten on the bus by another student while a bus monitor failed to intervene. Orlando Sentinel. Bullying is among the chief concerns cited in a Hillsborough district climate survey. Gradebook.
STEAM. A school leader writes about preparing students for college. Panama City News Herald.
Teacher quality. The Naples Daily News and Tallahassee Democrat looks at the state’s controversial teacher bonus program.
Discipline. Hillsborough faces multiple federal civil rights probes. Tampa Tribune.
Fundraising. Education foundations draw on crowdfunding. TC Palm.
Facilities. Aging school buildings are replaced in an outlying area of Palm Beach County. Palm Beach Post.
Safety. Seminole schools roll out a new emergency notification system for parents. WKMG.
Boundaries. Hillsborough may redraw its attendance zones to stem crowding. Tampa Tribune. Hernando debates rezoning plans. Tampa Bay Times.
Early learning. Jacksonville families get a new site to navigate their options. Florida Times-Union.
