More Jeb Bush summit. Checker Finn’s a fan. EdWeek writes up Arne Duncan’s speech. More from Bloomberg, Stateline, the Getting Smart blog.
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New ed leadership. John Legg, the former state rep and new state senator from Pasco is the new chair of the Senate K-20 Education Policy Committee, reports Gradebook. (The post also includes a listing of all committee members.)
Weeding out low-performing charters. EdWeek. StateImpact Florida.
Per-pupil spending by state. A new federal report shows Florida at No. 42, at $8,863 per student in the 2009-10 school year, reports the Orlando Sentinel School Zone blog.
More on $10,000 degrees. The Daytona Beach News-Journal editorial board likes Gov. Rick Scott’s idea. The Sentinel’s Beth Kassab does not. More from the Lakeland Ledger.
More on low grad rates. Palm Beach Post.
Voucher accountability. A problem private school in Manatee County should prompt more oversight from the state, editorializes the Bradenton Herald.