Florida education news: Bus stops, virtual school, school choice and more

By at 18 August, 2009, 6:08 am

GLAD TO BE BACK: Pasco teachers get back to work , looking forward to trying new ideas they came up with over the summer. (Times photo, Keri Wiginton) BUS STOP FUROR: Hundreds of Pinellas parents complain that their kids' bus stops are too far away . THE KIDS CAN STAY: Facing a lawsuit, Hernando reverses course on plans to bar Pasco and Citrus students from its magnet high school. BUT THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS GOT TO GO: Hernando continues to negotiate the exit of superintendent Wayne Alexander. FEELING THE MUSIC: Two teens start an after-school music camp at Hernando's Floyd K-8 School. LOVING CHARTER SCHOOLS: Gov. Crist touts the value of charters and choice during a Lee County tour, the Naples Daily News reports. FLORIDA'S GETTING SMALLER: The state's first population decline in six decades comes

as no surprise to educators, the Orlando Sentinel reports. MAJOR CHANGES: Palm Beach prepares to launch an extensive teaching reform as students return, the Palm Beach Post reports. • School starts today in Palm Beach, the Sun-Sentinel reports. EASING THE TRANSITION: Edison College creates a program to help freshmen survive the rigors of higher ed, the Fort Myers News-Press reports. NO VIRTUAL FOR YOU: Some Citrus parents learn the hard way that their children aren't eligible for the district's new elementary virtual program, the Citrus County Chronicle reports. LABOR NEWS: Brevard Community College faculty vote on a contract with no raises , Florida Today reports. • UF lays off 11 faculty and 49 staff, the Gainesville Sun reports.

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