Charter schools. Lawmakers discuss automatic closure, recruitment of top operators, rural charter schools and more. Sun-Sentinel. A Broward charter school fires teachers en masse. WPLG.
Magnet schools. Technical glitches delay a magnet-school survey in Pasco. Gradebook.
Private schools. Educators launch a small private school in Miami's Overtown neighborhood. Miami Herald.
Discipline. Pasco acknowledges racial disparities and vows to address them. Tampa Bay Times.
Testing. How much is too much? Gradebook. Educators, officials and advocates grapple with how to score state tests. Orlando Sentinel. Miami-Dade's superintendent is appointed to a national assessment board. Naked Politics. Superintendents prepare a show of force at the next state Board of Education meeting. Gradebook.
Teacher quality. Incentive pay continues at troubled Duval schools. Florida Times-Union. National Teachers Day was Oct. 5. Miami Herald.
Accountability. Alachua's superintendent quits a state panel to protest school grading issues. Gainesville Sun.
Administration. Lee's interim superintendent gets a chance to take the job full-time. Fort Myers News-Press. Naples Daily News. A principal will be transferred after questions emerge about his handling of a death threat. Tampa Bay Times.
Grants. Collier teachers get help paying for special projects. Naples Daily News.
Employee conduct. The Sarasota school board settles with families harmed by a principal who hypnotized his students. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. A bus driver accused of forcing a student to hug him might not lose his job. Palm Beach Post. Three Duval educators face suspension. Florida Times-Union.
Digital learning. A Flagler classroom technology initiative draws praise. Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Morale. Teachers say they're unhappy at two well-regarded schools. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Communication. A new information system for parents runs behind schedule. Ocala Star-Banner.
Career education. A workforce initiative aims to get students on-the-job experience. Daytona Beach News-Journal.
