Digital learning. Policymakers, educators and business people talk tech in Tampa. StateImpact. Gradebook. redefinED. A philanthropist distributes laptops at a Central Florida school. Orlando Sentinel.
PLSAs. A parent describes how Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts provide help for her child with Down Syndrome an a Lakeland Ledger guest column.
Virtual school. Florida Virtual School’s interim president will likely be sticking around for a while. Gradebook.
Turnarounds. A science lesson, moved up in the schedule due to a school turnaround effort, winds up saving a student’s life. Tampa Bay Times.
Common Core. Orange County schools will hold a workshop on the standards, complete with 3-d glasses. Orlando Sentinel.
Holidays. Districts are divided over whether to hold classes on Veterans Day. Tampa Bay Times.
Extracurricular activities. Other school clubs subsidize sports at a South Florida high school. Sun-Sentinel.
Free speech. Orange County schools look to change policies to keep out a Satanist coloring book. Orlando Sentinel.
STEM. Manatee students travel to Abu Dhabi for an engineering competition. Bradenton Herald.
Administration. A former Hernando administrator fueds with the superintendent. Tampa Bay Times. The Volusia school board says it’s fine with its superintedent’s retirement plans. Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Nutrition. Some Hernando schools begin serving supper. Tampa Bay Times.
4-h. Manatee students learn about farming. Bradenton Herald.
