Florida education news: Hoodlums, lawmakers, school uniforms and more

AT LEAST SHE DIDN'T SAY 'NIGGARDLY': Pinellas School Board chairwoman Janet Clark calls disruptive kids at John Hopkins Middle "hoodlums" and gets criticized for her use of the word. (Times photo, Chris Zuppa) TOP OF THE CLASS: Brooksville Junior Service League gives two teens the Cinderella Treatment • Pine Grove Elementary has a week steeped in Dr. Seuss • Hernando community leaders come to Eastside Elementary for Read Across America   CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE: School leaders in northeast Florida urge residents to pressure their lawmakers for more education funding , the Florida Times-Union reports. • Alachua schools are "pinching our pennies" to make the budget work, the Tallahassee Democrat reports. ONE DOWN: Bills on teacher quality and end-of-course exams pass their first stop in the Florida Senate, the Palm Beach Post reports. More from the Sun-Sentinel . NO LUNCH: A Lee County high school gives students snacks instead of meals to accommodate its FCAT testing schedule, the

Fort Myers News-Press reports. FRAUD AND WASTE: Auditors find major problems in the Palm Beach school district's purchasing card program, the Sun-Sentinel reports. More from the Palm Beach Post . MOVE ON: The Indian River School Board considers plans to close a school and move hundreds of students , the Vero Beach Press Journal reports. WHAT TO WEAR: The Manatee school district considers making it easier for schools to adopt student uniforms , the Herald-Tribune reports. NATIONAL STANDARDS: A consortium that Florida is participating in releases draft national math and English standards for schools, the LA Times reports. MID-YEAR CUTS: Monroe school officials prepare for staff and spending cuts after finding a $5 million shortfall in the current fiscal year, the Keynoter reports. FCAT PROBLEMS: A pilot online FCAT retake program doesn't go smoothly for Leon County high schoolers, the Tallahassee Democrat reports.

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