Testing. State testing servers were bombarded with thousands of phony requests during a cyberattack, but the motive and the culprit remain elusive. Gradebook. Orlando Sentinel. Palm Beach Post. Naples Daily News. Associated Press. The state seeks input on its proposed grading scale. Naples Daily News. An attempt to streamline district testing in Pasco stirs opposition. Tampa Bay Times. Testing needs to be reined in, panelists at the University of Florida agree, while differing on specifics. Gainesville Sun.
Charter schools. Florida charter network Academica tries to expand in Colorado. Aurora Sentinel.
STEM. Escambia schools kick off a STEM program. Pensacola News-Journal.
Early learning. Pre-K becomes more important in the education conversation. Panama City News Herald.
Budgets. Hernando approves a spending plan with slim reserves. Tampa Bay Times.
Employee relations. The Pasco school board agrees it doesn't have to find an ousted teacher a new job. Gradebook.
Transitions. A new program helps collegiate high school students transition from middle school. Tampa Tribune.
Homelessness. The number of homeless students levels off in St. Johns. St. Augustine Record.
