Facilities. The Broward school district keeps pushing back the timetable for school repairs funded by a recent bond issue. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Cash-strapped Lee County schools grapple with overcrowding. Fort Myers News-Press. Hillsborough officials continue to deal with late-summer air conditioning woes. Gradebook.
HB 7069. U.S. Rep Cathy Castor encourages the Hillsborough County School Board to sue. Saint Petersblog.
Shortage? Pasco County schools grapple with fewer teacher vacancies than initially feared. Tampa Bay Times.
Competency-based learning. Lake County is out of a new state pilot program. But the other eligible districts are in. redefinED.
Controversy. Civil rights groups raise oversight concerns after high school students publish a video of a black student getting arrested. The goal was to provide a light-hearted, morale-boosting introduction to the school year. Tampa Bay Times.
Rise and Shine. Indian River County schools have some of the earliest start times in the nation. TC Palm.
Gator Bait. A six-foot alligator shows up at an Ocala school. Ocala Star-Banner.
Traffic. Palm Bay Elementary School grapples with road safety. Florida Today.
