School choice. A Florida House panel approves a bill expanding public school choices. News Service of Florida. Gradebook.
Charter schools. The Polk County School Board plans to take a proposed charter school to court after the state Board of Education approved its appeal. Lakeland Ledger.
Testing. Education organizations continue to raise testing issues in the Legislature. Gradebook. Spring break study camps help kids bone up for assessments. Orlando Sentinel. A Southwest Florida group protests testing. Naples Daily News.
Jeb Bush. The Daily Signal looks at the former governor’s education record in Florida.
STEM. Just because a science course is advertised as college-level doesn’t mean it will help students build toward a bachelor’s degree in a related field. Bridge to Tomorrow.
Security. A bill allowing armed security guards at schools would address an with security guards that flared last year in Manatee County. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Transportation. The Hillsborough school district again looks to improve its transportation system. Tampa Tribune.
Homelessness. A St. Petersburg non-profit opens a home for homeless youth. Gradebook.
Discrimination. A jury finds the Palm Beach school district did not discriminate against a Vietnamese employee, but did wrongly retaliate after she raised concerns. Palm Beach Post. Officials in the district are asked to undergo racial sensitivity training after an administrative assistant uses a racial slur for Hispanics. Palm Beach Post.
Teacher conduct. Teachers who sent sexually explicit text messages and came to school drunk get barred from the profession. Sun-Sentinel.
National Merit. One school in Palm Beach County racks up 10 National Merit Semifinalists. Palm Beach Post.
Contracts. Leon County’s schools superintendent addresses an FBI investigation of the district. Tallahassee Democrat.
School boards. A Manatee County official calls for two new, at-large school board members to stem “nonsense” on the board. Bradenton Herald.
Superintendents. The Indian River school board makes an offer to its recent hire. Indian River Press Journal.
