Florida schools roundup: Lawsuits, testing, class size and more

01/06/15
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Travis Pillow

florida-roundup-logoLawsuits. Florida's legal battles over school choice are not yet over. Daily Signal.

Charter schools. A Volusia charter school offers students yoga lessons. Daytona Beach News-Journal.

Testing. A rule against toilet flushing and other stress-inducing testing procedures draw parents' ire. Orlando Sentinel.

Class size. Florida school districts face $14.5 million in class-size penalties. Gradebook.

Wraparound services. An Orlando school in a low-income area provides students with on-site medical and dental services. Orlando Sentinel.

Growth. The Escambia school district opens a new school in the middle of the year for the first time. Pensacola News-Journal.

Early learning. Lee County schools receive an early learning grant. Fort Myers News-Press. Polk County's Head Start program gets good reviews. Lakeland Ledger.

Teacher conduct. A Pasco teacher is accused of having sex with a  student. Tampa Bay Times.

STEM. It's robotics season for students around the state. Palm Beach Post.

Extracurricular activities. A high school band tries to raise money for uniforms. Lakeland Ledger.

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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