Elections. School choice supporters were winners in last week's elections. Miami Herald.
Lawsuits. Pastors and other groups join forces to denounce a lawsuit challenging Florida's tax credit scholarship program. Miami Herald. redefinED. The program is administered by scholarship organizations like Step Up For Students, which co-hosts this blog.
Nutrition. Students at KIPP Impact Middle School in Jacksonville learn about gardening and healthy eating. Florida Times-Union.
Teachers unions. The Palm Beach Post has more on a union-vs-union standoff.
Grading. Orange County schools won't let students' final grades slip below 50. Orlando Sentinel.
Student activities. Students at a Bradenton charter school learn about sports and French during a visit by a petanque champion. Bradenton Herald. A flap over a cancelled choir concert has morphed into a debate over religion in schools. Naples Daily News.
School boards. The Florida School Boards Association puts the finishing touches on a legislative agenda that prioritizes testing issues. Gradebook.
Employee conduct. A Miami-Dade elementary school teacher is arrested on multiple accounts of child abuse. Miami Herald. A Pasco bus driver resigns after sending inappropriate text messages to a student. Tampa Bay Times.
Facilities. The Pinellas school board sells off an old facility. Gradebook.
Nursing. The mother at the center of a breastfeeding controversy has a trespass warning rescinded. Northwest Florida Daily News.
