Charter schools. Brevard approves two applications. Florida Today. Alachua officials question a charter application. Gainesville Sun.
Results. Miami-Dade does well on the new Nation's Report Card. StateImpact. Control for demographics, and Florida and Texas schools excel. New York Times. Vox. Mother Jones.
Police intervention. How should Tampa Bay school officials deal with the kind of incident that has sparked national outcry? Tampa Bay Times. Escambia residents discuss the school-to-prison pipeline. Pensacola News-Journal.
Protest. Pinellas teachers protest testing policies and a lack of classroom autonomy. Tampa Tribune.
Testing. Results are in. What do they mean? Gainesville Sun. Pasco teachers want consequences waived for local quarterly assessments. Gradebook.
Gay-straight alliance. The ACLU wades into a middle school's legal battle. Leesburg Daily Commercial.
Sales tax. A St. Johns tax referendum is debated. St. Augustine Record.
Calendars. Pinellas moves up the start of school amid outcry from teachers. Tampa Bay Times. Seminole County moves up its start date. Orlando Sentinel. An earlier start isn't as likely in Broward. Sun-Sentinel.
Pledge of allegiance. Santa Rosa students get visible reminders they don't have to say it. Pensacola News-Journal.
Budgets. Palm Beach schools ax teacher jobs to pay for raises. Palm Beach Post. Two Pinellas unions will have to wait on raises. Tampa Bay Times.
Superintendents. Duval school board members consult an attorney after a clash with their district's top administrator. Florida Times-Union. Sarasota will soon be in the market for a new chief. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Teacher conduct. Broward refuses to rehire a teacher who demeaned students and made racially insensitive comments. Sun-Sentinel.
Student conduct. A Leon County student faces criminal charges over a sex act. Tallahassee Democrat.
Transportation. A consultant will look at bus driver hiring. Tampa Bay Times.
Security. Pensacola schools are briefly locked down. Pensacola News-Journal.
Facilities. Volusia officials hold off on stadium decisions. Daytona Beach News-Journal.
