Florida education news: Junk food, school taxes, students’ civil rights and more

EAT HEALTHY: The Obama administration calls for a ban on selling junk food in schools , including vending machines. Tampa area school officials are working to meet such goals, but kids say they know the loopholes. (Times photo, Keri Wiginton) FOCUS ON DISCIPLINE: Instead of expanding its fundamental schools offerings, Pinellas should put "fundamental-like discipline" in all schools , the Times editorializes. BACK THE TAX? As the Sarasota school system looks for a renewal of its local-option property tax, supporters focus their campaign on frugal, older communities such as Venice, the Herald-Tribune reports.  MIXED REVIEWS: Palm Beach educators and parents like parts, but not all, of what they're hearing about President Obama's plans to revamp No Child Left Behind , the Palm Beach Post reports.  OVERCOMING THE ODDS: Several Broward low-income schools adopt a culture of excellence to earn consistently high FCAT marks , the Sun-Sentinel reports. SAVING MONEY: Florida changes some of its FCAT procedures, but district officials say students

should not notice , the Naples Daily News reports. THANKS FOR COMING: Out-of-state students pay four times the tuition and fees that Florida residents pay to attend Florida public universities, the Fort Myers News-Press reports. LABOR NEWS: Indian River teachers and the administration reach impasse in contract talks, the Vero Beach Press Journal reports. MORE MONEY? Okaloosa officials consider asking voters to impose a half-cent sales tax for school capital projects, the Northwest Florida Daily News reports. FIND A COMPUTER: Volusia schools move to online job applications , the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports. VACANT? OR NOT VACANT? That is the question for Monroe's superintendent job , which might or might not require an election this fall, the Keynoter reports. EQUAL ACCESS: The USDOE says Orange did not violate students' civil rights in its move of Evans High, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

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