CAPE. High school welding programs provide a direct pipeline to jobs in the Tampa Bay region. Tampa Tribune.
Private schools. The former head of a Jacksonville private school files suit after his firing. Florida Times-Union.
Lawsuits. Parents protest a lawsuit challenging tax credit scholarships at a Duval school board meeting. WJCT. Other parents arrive at a gathering of the Florida School Boards Association. Indian River Press Journal. An Indian River school board member writes a guest column opposing the lawsuit. A Republican state Senator offers to work with the statewide teachers union amid the lawsuit. Gradebook. Lawyers for the state say a separate challenge to this year's school choice legislation should be dismissed. Saint Petersblog.
Single-gender. The ACLU files legal complaints against more school districts' single-gender programs. StateImpact. Daytona Beach News-Journal. Sentinel School Zone.
Testing. Miami-Dade school leaders push for changes to the state accountability system. Miami Herald. The Palm Beach Post runs a guest column on testing by parent activist Kathleen Oropeza.
Teachers unions. The Palm Beach County union may at long last have elected top officers, though a lawsuit is still proceeding. Palm Beach Post. Sun-Sentinel.
Growth. The Tampa Tribune writes up the first-in-a-decade enrollment increase in Pinellas public schools.
Safety. A Hillsborough school goes on lockdown and a student is found with a knife and bullets. Tampa Bay Times. Tampa Tribune.
Administration. Florida TaxWatch honors top Florida principals. Miami Herald.
