Florida education news: Achievement gap, arts education, stimulus funds and more

RETIRING: Hillsborough Community College president Gwendolyn Stephenson announces her retirement next year.  SMALL STEPS: Pinellas schools' improvement plans show they're taking some actions to eliminate the achievement gap , but critics say the changes aren't enough. With sidebar on school improvement plans. FEDERAL WASTE? More than $2 million in stimulus funds have gone toward putting more students into Tampa area massage and beauty schools . LEAVE US BE: Residents of the Suncoast Lakes subdivision in Pasco lobby hard to keep their kids out of the mix in the district's new attendance zone revisions . DANCE, DANCE, DANCE: Some Hillsborough elementary students test the theory whether participation in dance and other arts increases academic performance. VOUCHER FIGHT: The two Democrats running for Florida attorney general toss barbs back and forth over whether one of them

has supported school vouchers , the Miami Herald reports. SAVING JOBS: More than half of the Florida jobs protected by the federal stimulus have been in schools, the Palm Beach Post reports. GRADUATION DEAL: The Palm Beach board signs a pricey three-year agreement to hold commencements at the county convention center, the Palm Beach Post reports.  TOO SHORT: Flagler's new seven-period day causes academic struggles for students and teachers, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports. FLASHING RED MEANS STOP: Alachua plans a crackdown on drivers who illegally pass school buses on the roads, the Gainesville Sun reports.  Visit the Gradebook at noon for an interview with Teresa Daiker, co-chair of the Fundamental Schools Advisory Network in Pinellas County.

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