Florida roundup: Charter schools, trademarks, testing and more

09/19/14
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Travis Pillow

Charter schools. The latest installments of a Naples Daily News investigation look at low performing charters and teacher pay. Pinellas charters with low test scores present turnaround plans to the school board. Tampa Bay Times. The Sarasota school district may intervene with two financially struggling charter schools. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

florida-roundup-logoVirtual schools. The state Supreme Court upholds Florida Virtual School's right to sue over trademark infringement. Gradebook. Associated Press. News Service of Florida. redefinED.

Private schools. A prominent Tampa Catholic school gets million-dollar donations as it looks to transform its campus. Tampa Bay Times.

Lawsuits. Duval County's Republicans pass a resolution opposing a challenge of Florida's tax credit scholarship program. WJCT.

Tax Credit Scholarships. Parents appear before the Pinellas school board to advocate for the program. Gradebook.

Testing. An anti-testing resolution is coming to another Florida school boards group. Fort Myers News-Press. The statewide teachers union releases its own anti-testing resolution. Fort Myers News-Press. The Gainesville Sun looks at end of course exams.

Lab schools. UF's P.K. Yonge receives recognition. Gainesville Sun.

Teacher pay. Pinellas teachers could see another pay bump. Tampa Bay Times.

Administration. An ousted Martin County administrator accuses the district of retaliation. Stuart News.

STEM. A Collier elementary school teaches robotics. Naples Daily News.

Drivers ed. The Orlando Sentinel highlights its decline.

Security. A school guard who was supposed to be "unarmed" carried a Taser. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

About Travis Pillow

Travis Pillow is senior director of thought leadership and growth at Step Up For Students. He lives in Sanford, Florida, with his wife and two children. A former Tallahassee statehouse reporter, he most recently worked at the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a research organization at Arizona State University, where he studied community-led learning innovation and school systems' responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. He can be reached at tpillow (at) sufs.org.
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