Bonuses rescinded: The Duval County School District sends 700 notices to teachers telling them they would receive performance bonuses from the district Thursday. But an error was made, and 273 teachers who got the notices will not be getting the bonuses because they don't qualify.The performance pay bonuses are part of Duval’s privately funded Quality Education for All Initiative. Florida Times-Union.

Testing objections: A hard-of-hearing sophomore at Oviedo High School objects to an audio portion of the Florida Standards Assessments test. "Unless it's going to be as loud as an airplane taking off, I'm going to miss words," says Payton Bogert. Bogert wants closed captioning, but the Department of Education doesn't offer it. Instead, the DOE will allow a teacher to read the audio portion to students like Payton. Orlando Sentinel. Leon County school officials will work with parents who do not want their children taking the Florida Standards Assessments tests. WFSU.

Capital investment: Florida is one of just three states that met or exceeded the minimum industry standard for capital construction investment from 1994-2013, according to a report from the 21st Century School Fund, the National Council on School Facilities and the Center for Green Schools. Here are the county-by-county breakdowns in Florida. Education Week.

Lack of opportunities: Minority teachers in Indian River County do not have adequate opportunities for promotions, charges the Treasure Coast chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. The school district has not responded. TCPalm. (more…)