Florida schools roundup: Testing, charter schools, budgets and more

04/22/15
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Travis Pillow

florida-roundup-logoTesting. Testing resumes without further technological failures. Gradebook. Lawmakers are incensed over Monday's problems, and aim their anger at the state's testing vendor. Times/Herald. Tampa Tribune. Seminole schools want to opt out of state assessments and use national exams. Orlando Sentinel.

Budgets. The growth of charter schools could put a fiscal strain on Duval schools' budget. Florida Times-Union. Clay County school board members face tough decisions and an uncertain future. Florida Times-Union.

Discipline. A task force suggests ways the Hillsborough school district can curb suspensions and ease racial disparities. Tampa Tribune.

Growth. A local government delays a decision on a new school intended to help relive growth. Orlando Sentinel.

Teachers unions. Protests dog Volusia school board members as contract talks remain stalled. Daytona Beach News-Journal.

Superintendents. The school board signs off on Hillsborough's new superintendent. Tampa Bay Times. Palm Beach's new leader will likely become the state's highest-paid. Palm Beach PostSun-Sentinel. The Brevard school board may hire a "non-traditional" superintendent. Florida Today.

Efficiency. Alachua schools try to go green. Gainesville Sun.

Sailing. Sarasota high school students take part in a sailing club. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

Impact fees. Local governments in Manatee County may begin a study. Bradenton Herald.

Attendance. School board members reject proposed policy changes in Pasco. Tampa Bay Times.

Help. An on-campus boutique offers free clothing and supplies to students in need. 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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