Charter schools. Cost concerns scotch bailout plans for two troubled Pinellas County charter schools. Tampa Bay Times.
Elections. The NAACP grades Pinellas school board contenders. Gradebook.
Impasse. St. John's County schools chief Joe Joyner urges the school board to reject three of a magistrate's four recommendations to resolve negotiations with the local teachers union. St. Augustine Record.
Turmoil. A Boca Raton private school faces upheaval, internal investigations, and now, legal battles among leadership. Palm Beach Post.
Leadership. It's not clear what's next for Alachua schools in the wake of schools Superintendent Owen Roberts' resignation. Gainesville Sun.
Keeping tabs. Smartphone apps help parents track their children's school day, from grades to absences, with unprecedented detail and immediacy. South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Early Learning. A new provider will take over Head Start and other early childhood programs in a big stretch of North Central Florida. Ocala Star-Banner.
Abuse. A North Miami private school employee faces sexual battery and molestation charges. WSVN. WPLG.
Budget cuts. Lee schools could be forced to trim positions. Fort Myers News-Press.
STEM. South Florida children learn computer science and robotics at code camp. Miami Herald.
School boards. Transgender students' bathroom rights and lagging test scores are on the agenda in Marion. Ocala Star-Banner.
Reunion. The Oak Ridge High School band is getting back together, 40 years later. Orlando Sentinel.
Expulsion. A Manatee County middle schooler could be kicked out of school for bringing a BB gun. Bradenton Herald.
Fire breathing. Some schools avoid sanctions for test-prep pyrotechnics. Sun-Sentinel.
