Charter schools. City officials in West Palm Beach are looking for an operator to run a planned municipal charter. Palm Beach Post.
Private schools. The superintendent of Warner Christian Academy responds to recent coverage in the Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Budgets. Property tax rates are expected to fall in Duval County, though total tax collections are expected to rise. Florida Times-Union. The Pinellas district spending plan will be aired during a meeting today. Tampa Tribune.
Reading. A controversial title makes its way back onto a middle school reading list. Tampa Bay Times. Struggling Volusia schools add an extra reading hour. Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Administration. The Fort Myers News-Press keeps digging into a principal's departure. A Manatee district employee faces discipline for lying to investigators. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Bradenton Herald.
STEM. StateImpact interviews the MacArthur Genius Grant recipient behind the Algebra Project, which is active in Miami-Dade. Perhaps math and science coursework should qualify students for merit-based scholarships such as Bright Futures, rather than SAT scores, Paul Cottle writes at Bridge to Tomorrow.
