Next for Common Core: The imminent end to the Common Core standards in Florida schools has many state educators and parents worried about what they'll be replaced with, how students will be affected, whether standardized testing will change and how much the change will cost. TCPalm.

DeSantis' busy start: In just a few weeks in office, Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed eliminating Common Core standards, changing the bonus system for teachers and principals and eliminating the waiting lists for state K-12 scholarship programs. What's next? Gradebook. Tampa Bay Times. Would the proposed bonus system solve Florida's teacher shortage? WFSU. DeSantis' proposal to rework the bonus program for teachers and principals faces several obstacles before it becomes state law. Florida Phoenix.

After the shooting: Nearly a year after the shooting deaths of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, repercussions continue to be felt around the state. School security laws are still being made and updated, and students and parents are continuing their activism. Here's an update of where the key players are and what they're doing today, the memorials to the victims and the potential effects of heightened security in schools. USA Today. Sun Sentinel. Miami Herald. Associated Press. GateHouse. Naples Daily News. Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. WLRN. Education Next. WFTS. (more…)