PLSAs. More than 1,200 special needs students have received funding for their Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts, and lawmakers are getting updates in Tallahassee. WFSU. The PLSA program is administered by scholarship funding organizations like Step Up For Students, which co-hosts this blog.
Lawsuits. Florida's statewide teachers union vows to continue its legal battles over school choice. Gradebook. Washington Free Beacon.
Charter schools. The Palm Beach Post tries to gauge the effectiveness of local charters.
School choice. Public schools are a huge part of school choice in Florida and elsewhere, Andrew Campanella writes in The Hill.
Testing. Lawmakers say they plan to take action to respond to the state testing controversy. Scripps. Miami Herald. News Service of Florida. Gradebook. Capitol News Service. WLRN. Education Week highlights a Central Florida school's rule against toilet flushing as a "weird" testing practice.
Superintendents. Palm Beach Superintendent Wayne Gent announces he plans to step down at the end of the year. Palm Beach Post. Sun-Sentinel. WPTV. The Post's editorial board reacts.
STEM. The key reason more Leon County students are taking physics courses: Teachers. Bridge to Tomorrow. A Pinellas science program tries to make learning fun. Tampa Bay Times.
Common Core. Southwest Florida activists draft anti-Common Core legislation. Fort Myers News-Press.
Agriculture. A Hernando elementary school is now a certified farm. Tampa Bay Times.
School employees. The Walton district gives workers a new sick-leave option. Northwest Florida Daily News.
Weather. North Florida schools remain open despite plummeting temperatures. Pensacola News-Journal.
Facilities. An old Flagler County courthouse might become a school. Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Public records. The Manatee school board plans to settle a public records case. Bradenton Herald.
