Testing. Technology issues cripple FCAT testing, causing some school districts to suspend testing in progress. State officials are incensed at the state’s testing vendor, and some educators are already raising questions about the validity of this year’s results. Miami Herald. Tampa Bay Times. Sun-Sentinel. StateImpact. Associated Press. WFSU. Tampa Tribune. Tallahassee Democrat. Fort Myers News-Press.
Tax credit scholarships. Changes in the Senate set the stage for end-of -session negotiations on school choice legislation. RedefinED. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Miami Herald. Florida Current. WFSU. Scripps/Tribune. Orlando Sentinel. Florida’s bill highlights the debates around testing in school choice programs. EdWeek.
Charter schools. Legislation passes the House, awaiting an certain fate in the Senate. RedefinED. Scripps/Tribune. Miami Herald. Palm Beach Post.
Common Core. New standards being new decisions about textbooks. EdWeek, via StateImpact.
Discipline. The Marion County School board removes corporal punishment from its code of conduct. Ocala Star-Banner.
Transportation. Parents attack a Palm Beach County bus driver. Palm Beach Post. Hillsborough bus employees air concerns. Gradebook.
Administrator conduct. A Pasco County after-school administrator faces pornography charges. Tampa Bay Times. The Manatee school board plans to warn its former attorney about commenting on a lawsuit involving district administration. Bradenton Herald. More here.
Budgets. The Brevard school board reconsiders its plans for cuts. Florida Today.
