Tax credit scholarships. The lawsuit challenging the program threatens school districts' bottom lines, a state Board of Education member writes in the Florida Times-Union.
School choice. More magnets are on the way for Pasco. Tampa Bay Times.
Private schools. A Sarasota private school builds a new STEM center. Bradenton Herald.
Failure factories. Pinellas County Democrats call for an investigation of struggling schools. Tampa Bay Times. Should people blame parents for struggling schools? A Times columnist ponders.
Testing. Officials will set new cut scores on state assessments after a validity study. Gradebook. Shifting to ACT tests could prompt more high schools to look beyond biology. Bridge to Tomorrow.
School boards. Gov. Rick Scott interviews potential replacements on the Manatee County School Board. Bradenton Herald.
Safety. St. Johns schools go on lockdown during a search for a shooting suspect. St. Augustine Record.
Budgets. A Brevard tax referendum brings in more money than expected. Florida Today.
Transportation. Palm Beach schools grapple with busing woes. Palm Beach Post. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Pasco moves to a natural-gas-powered fleet. Tampa Bay Times. Miami-Dade adds wifi to buses. Miami Herald.
Preservation. Boynton Beach esidents draw a developer to help restore a historic school building. Sun-Sentinel.
Technology. Students at some Orange County schools will start the year with new laptops. Orlando Sentinel.
