Florida schools roundup: Charter schools, STEM, spending and more

07/28/15
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Travis Pillow

florida-roundup-logoCharter schools. Plans for a Pasco charter are put on hold after it struggles to find a facility. Gradebook. An embattled charter school group will face questions from Bay district officials about a pending contract renewal. Panama City News Herald.  A Sarasota military charter brings in interim leaders. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

STEM. Socio-economics don't always determine whether a district offers students key science courses. Bridge to Tomorrow.

Terminations. More teachers will be let go in Hillsborough over a lack of certification credentials. Gradebook.

Budgets. St. Johns school district officials criticize state spending decisions. Florida Today. Hillsborough schools won't hire elementary school security patrols. Tampa Tribune.

Contracts. Brevard's school board chair wants law enforcement to investigate a controversial contract. Florida Today.

Discipline. Hillsborough residents weigh in before a proposed school board vote. Tampa Tribune.

Early learning. Head Start programs are set to get a funding boost in Manatee. Bradenton Herald.

Employee conduct. A teacher accused of duct-taping a student's eyes faces a school board hearing. Tampa Bay Times. A principal says he's "embarrassed" by a plagiarism incident. Palm Beach Post.

Teacher bonuses. The state provides guidance on a controversial teacher bonus program. Gradebook.

Teacher training. A Jackonsville group helps facilitate teacher development. StateImpact.

Corporal punishment. Paddling will soon be repealed in Lake County. Orlando Sentinel.

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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