Digital learning. Two previously defunct Pinellas schools are set to reopen as magnets focused on digital instruction. Tampa Bay Times. Tampa Tribune.
Campaigns. Collier County school board candidates express “general support for school choice” during a public forum that touches on charters and vouchers. Naples Daily News. An Okaloosa County School Board candidate campaigns on reversing a slide in school grades. Northwest Florida Daily News.
Special needs. Florida’s school choice legislation could spark efforts in other states to offer customized learning options to special needs students. Watchdog.org. A special needs advocate raises questions about the legislation. Gradebook. A new school aimed at exceptional students with start as a private school with hopes of becoming a charter. Winter Haven News Chief.
School climate. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports on parent and teacher surveys.
Teachers unions. One candidate files suit in a protracted union leadership election. Palm Beach Post.
Finance. Vanished emails hamper an investigation into misspent bond money. Bradenton Herald. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Superintendents. Alachua County’s new schools chief signs his contract. Gainesville Sun.
Nutrition. Participation grows at a Marion summer meal program. Ocala Star-Banner.
