Education capital: Traditional public schools and charter schools would each get $75 million for construction and maintenance under a compromise worked out by the chairs of the Senate and House appropriations committees. There are about 650 charter schools in the state and about 3,600 public schools. Miami Herald. redefinED.

Teacher bonuses: Senate President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, suggests the teacher bonuses program could be inserted into the Senate omnibus education bill as a one-year compromise. Sen. Tom Lee, R-Brandon, and Rep. Richard Corcoran, R-Land O'Lakes, are still negotiating the 2016-17 budget in conference committee. Miami Herald. The Senate combined two large education bills into a single omnibus bill. Politico Florida. Only 11 of the 240 Pasco County teachers who were named "high-impact" teachers by the Department of Education received the teacher bonus under the state's Best and Brightest program. Teachers have criticized the program as unfair. Gradebook.

Recess rejected: A last-ditch effort to revive daily elementary school recess fails when the Senate again declined to consider it. Miami Herald. Orlando Sentinel. Politico Florida.

Education bills update: Here's an update of where prominent education bills stand as the Legislature begins its last week of the regular session. Sun-Sentinel.

The new SAT: The new SAT debuted last week. The changes, announced two years ago, are designed to better reflect what students should learn in high school, according to the College Board. Students who have taken both the old and new say the English portion aligns with what they're taking in school, but the no-calculator math section was harder. Orlando Sentinel. Palm Beach Post. Florida Times-Union. U.S. News & World Report. (more…)