School choice. Miami-Dade upgrades its transportation system to make choice schools more accessible. Miami Herald.
Charter schools. A new database aims to improve the screening of Florida charter schools. Education Week.
Teacher pay. Pasco approves new contracts for teachers and other school employees. Gradebook. The new contract makes it harder for teachers to earn top performance ratings. Tampa Bay Times.
Superintendents. Escambia debates elected-vs-appointed. Pensacola News-Journal. Lee sets goals for its chief in the coming year. Fort Myers News-Press.
Transportation. An elementary school tweaks its traffic plan. Sun-Sentinel. Palm Beach bus drivers boycott a district meeting. Palm Beach Post. Florida prepares to host "Dads Take Your Child to School Day. Orlando Sentinel. Bay schools are hiring bus drivers. Panama City News Herald.
Testing. Seminole County is set to discuss its plan for more testing flexibility. Orlando Sentinel. A Duval teacher faces a 10-day suspension for testing misconduct. Florida Times-Union.
Discipline. Hillsborough continues to expel black students at higher rates despite efforts to close the gap. Tampa Bay Times.
Back to school. What's new this year in Brevard? Florida Today. Walton and St. Johns students return. Northwest Florida Daily News. St. Augustine Record.
Teachers unions. Broward's former union leaders surrenders on federal fraud charges. Sun-Sentinel.
Employee conduct. An ex-administrator demoted to principal might be fired over sexual comments. Sun-Sentinel.
History. Florida Today looks at the roots of a Merit Island Elementary.
Hiring. Polk plans a job fair for teachers. Ledger.
Holidays. Pasco sets holidays from Bullying Prevention Month to Be Late for Something Day. Gradebook.
