Charter schools. Palm Beach school district officials say it will be months before they can meet with West Palm Beach city officials looking to establish a municipal charter. Palm Beach Post. A Tampa Bay Times columnist tees off on charters in the wake of several failed upstarts and sudden closures.
Magnet schools. A review finds the quality of Broward’s magnet school offerings is mixed. Sun-Sentinel.
Tax credit scholarships. A Florida Times-Union guest columnist calls for students receiving tax credit scholarships to take state standardized tests.
Lawsuits. Sunshine State News writes up the lawsuits challenging the Florida’s tax credit scholarship program, and their political fallout.
Testing. The Ocala Star-Banner highlights the national “opt out” push against standardized testing.
Technology. Okaloosa schools look to put idle computers to use. Northwest Florida Daily News.
Immigrants. South Florida is one of the country’s hot spots accepting unaccompanied minors from Central America. Miami Herald.
Teacher conduct. The Duval school board upholds two teacher firings. Florida Times-Union.
Contracts. Companies vying to provide armed security at Manatee schools challenge the bid process. Bradenton Herald.
Reading. Polk teachers incorporate reading into their arts classes in an effort to boost test scores. Lakeland Ledger.
Construction. A new middle/high school would be Dixie County’s first in decades. Gainesville Sun.
Transportation. Hillsborough schools prepare to hire a new transportation chief. Tampa Bay Times. Tampa Tribune.
Financial literacy. A state senator plans to continue her push to make it a graduation requirement. Sentinel School Zone.
