Elections. The national teachers union is pushing hard to elect a "public school caucus" in Florida's state Legislature. Politico Florida. High schoolers channel Trump and Clinton in mock debates. Miami Herald.
Charter schools. A proposed special needs charter school gets denied in Polk County. Lakeland Ledger. Ivanka Trump visits a Palm Beach charter school, whose leader rebuffs attempts to frame the visit as a campaign event. Palm Beach Post. An Alachua County charter holds an anti-bullying event. Gainesville Sun.
Turnarounds. A struggling Pasco County elementary school makes "baby steps" toward improvement. Gradebook. The state Board of Education approves a turnaround plan in Indian River County. TC Palm.
Labor issues. Pasco teachers union reps pursue a grievance with the superintendent over a rule barring mid-year job transfers. Gradebook.
Cost-cutting. Hillsborough schools trim their building department. Gradebook.
Superintendents. Sarasota will fete its outgoing chief. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
New schools. A reopening in Seminole County prompts parent protests over boundaries. Orlando Sentinel. Members of the public offer naming suggestions in Pasco. Gradebook. Construction is proposed in Brevard as the district copes with crowding. Florida Today, with more here.
Chilling. A high school tries to cope with a horrific murder-suicide that claims one of its own. Northwest Florida Daily News.
Clown threats. They're cracking down in Bay County Schools. "This is not a joke," Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford says. " ... When it happens, we're going to find you and you'll go to jail." Panama City News Herald.
Lead. Leon County officials prepare to discuss water contaminants. WFSU.
Top educators. Santa Rosa announces its educators of the year. Pensacola News-Journal. The Citrus County Chronicle profiles a "teacher's teacher."
Theft. Palm Beach County schools investigate hundreds of thousands of gas taken after-hours. Palm Beach Post.
