Florida roundup: School boards, charter schools, black history and more

02/27/15
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Travis Pillow

florida-roundup-logoSchool boards. Volusia County's school board chairwoman says she plans to join new organization of pro-school-choice school board members. Daytona Beach News-Journal.

Charter schools. A long-shot bill could dramatically slow the growth of Florida charter schools. Naples Daily News.

Testing. School district superintendents raise computerized testing concerns. Gradebook. Palm Beach Post. Lawmakers are under pressure to address testing issues in the upcoming legislative session. Associated Press.

Black history. Hillsborough schools plan to revamp their black history curriculum. Tampa Bay Times. A Manatee County school honors its namesake during Black History Month. Bradenton Herald.

Superintendents. A Georgia superintendent wins a national award over Hillsborough's MaryEllen Elia. Tampa Bay Times. Tampa Tribune.

Performance. Pasco schools aim to set a holistic set of school performance goals. Tampa Bay Times.

Boundaries. Hundreds of parents debate a contentious school boundary proposal. South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Teacher pay. Duval schools approach an agreement on teacher pay raises. Florida Times-Union.

Bullying. A bullying incident leads to a fracas between parents on a Broward school bus. Sun-Sentinel.

Wellness. A Palm Beach school board member wants students to meditate. Palm Beach Post.

Employee conduct. An Escambia school custodian is accused of child porn possession. Pensacola News-Journal.

State board. Gov. Rick Scott renews Gary Chartrand and John Colon to their posts on the Florida Board of Education. Bradenton Herald.

 

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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