Charter schools. A troubled charter school will close in Broward, while a charter school run by Mavericks in Education gets its contract renewed. Sun-Sentinel. A Bay County charter school takes legal action against the school district for not approving a grant application. Panama City News Herald.
Legislation. A bunch of school choice and other education-related bills died last week, but may lay the groundwork for next year. Gradebook.
Digital learning. Educators from other districts come to learn about Collier County’s approach to digital learning. Naples Daily News. Sunshine State News looks at Florida’s top ranking for digital learning policies.
Attendance. A Broward student misses out on a perfect attendance award because he attended a private school for eight years. Miami Herald. The Pasco school board grapples with the issue of unexcused absences. Gradebook.
Testing. Patricia Levesque and Kevin Welner debate Florida’s model for testing and accountability in the New York Times. Hillsborough officials talk testing. Tampa Tribune. Hernando schools officials say they don’t want to rush to cut tests. Gradebook. Online tests can disrupt schools’ routines. Orlando Sentinel. Former state Rep. Bill Proctor is tapped to join a testing review panel. Sunshine State News.
Retention. Bay schools plan to use measures other than test scores to determine whether a student should be retained in third grade. Panama City News Herald.
Graduation. Undocumented students graduate in Broward. Sun-Sentinel. The Seattle Seahawks’ quarterback will speak an elite private school’s graduation ceremony. Stuart News.
Rankings. Hillsborough High ranks as Tampa Bay’s most challenging school. Tampa Tribune.
Recruitment. The Escambia school district looks to recruit hundreds of new teachers. Pensacola News-Journal.
Real world. Lake County high school seniors get career advice from local leaders. Leesburg Daily Commercial.
Arts. Manatee schools work with colleges to integrate arts into their classrooms. Bradenton Herald.
Contracts. A construction vendor challenges a contract decision by the Sarasota school district. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Administration. Administrative musical chairs begins in St. Johns schools. St. Augustine Record.
