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Nine candidates have applied, including some well known names. Petersburg campus is seeking a new regional chancellor. Marion County school district officials are trying to cope with the resulting enrollment expansion, WCJB reports. Then the pandemic came along, dampening participation in Florida and several other states, The 74 reports. Prekindergarten programs had been steadily growing for more than a decade.
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Teacher concerns: Florida remains near the bottom nationally in teacher salaries despite efforts to increase wages, WFLA reports. Two Bay County charter school leaders asked the school district to share revenue from its local-option sales tax, WMBB reports.The Orange County school district wants voters to extend its local-option property tax, the Orlando Sentinel reports.The Jacksonville City Council approved placing a school district tax referendum on the August ballot, Florida Politics reports.Taxes: The Brevard County School Board wants voters to decide whether to increase local property taxes in support of teacher and staff raises, Florida Today reports. Broward County school district officials said the lack of approved math books could force students into online learning as schools might struggle to get access to physical books, WPLG reports.The Santa Rosa County school district said it won’t offer honors statistics in the fall because the state did not approve any textbooks for the course, WEAR reports.Department officials said the list might be updated again as more publishers file appeals on the initial decisions. Late Tuesday, the Florida Department of Education added a second K-5 series, the Tallahassee Democrat reports.
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Math textbooks: The Sun-Sentinel looked into why the state approved only one K-5 math series for use. The Florida Citizens’ Alliance effort to have “Everywhere Babies” banned from Walton County schools has resulted in the children’s book landing at the top of Amazon’s sales chart, USA Today reports.The Ledger provides a list of books that have been challenged in districts throughout Florida.Hot topicsīook challenges: The Leon County school district began checking to see if it has Bibles on school shelves after receiving a complaint that the book contains content that’s inappropriate for children, the Tallahassee Democrat reports. One upshot of the state fight over the law has been a growing use of the word “grooming” to attack those critics who have called the bill “don’t say gay.” Some experts say misuse of the word has hurt efforts to prevent child abuse, Yahoo News reports. The Hillsborough County School Board plans a workshop next week to discuss the effect of this law and others approved during the recently ended legislative session, WFTS reports. Lee County teachers and parents said they want to see policies explaining how it will be implemented in classrooms, WFTX reports.