Lawsuits. Florida's teachers union and other groups launch a legal attack on the 13-year-old tax credit scholarship program that serves nearly 70,000 students. Associated Press. Times/Herald. Scripps/Tribune. Palm Beach Post. Orlando Sentinel. News Service of Florida. WFSU. Education Week. Daytona Beach News-Journal. US News & World Report. Reuters. Creative Loafing. The same day, a tax credit scholarship program in News Hampshire survives a legal challenge. redefinED. Concord Monitor.
Testing. Lee County's district-wide "opt out" revolt against standardized testing creates legal uncertainty. Fort Myers News-Press. Naples Daly News (more here). Tampa Bay Times. Associated Press. Millions of dollars in state funding are at stake. Naples Daily News. It has educators talking. Tampa Bay Times. Naples Daily News. Columnists and local editorials pan the move in the Fort Myers News-Press and Naples Daily News. A Palm Beach Post columnist weighs in.
Discipline. The Florida Times-Union struggles to obtain records dealing with expulsion cases involving sexual assault and guns. A private school expels a student whose mother complains on Facebook. WFTS.
Budgets. The Marion school board beefs up spending on classroom supplies for teachers. Ocala Star-Banner.
Elections. Two Orange County School Board races are headed for recounts. Orlando Sentinel.
Early learning. Art and scence centers work with Central Florida preschoolers. Orlando Sentinel.
High School. A Pasco program helps students transition. Tampa Bay Times.
Teacher conduct. A Manatee football coach retires instead of fighting an administrative complaint. Bradenton Herald.
