Florida education news: School funding, simple tests, social networking and more

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SHORT-CHANGED: When Florida education commissioner Eric J. Smith talked to Pasco educators about the importance of funding, he notably didn't say anything about adequate funding , columnist C.T. Bowen writes. MAKE IT RIGHT: St. Petersburg College needs to end the practice of overcharging students for books , the Times editorializes. LABOR NEWS: St. Johns teachers ask for raises after three years without, the St. Augustine Record reports. …. Clay teachers declare impasse in contract negotiations, the Florida Times-Union reports. IT'S ABOUT TIME: The FCAT is too easy, and the state is doing the right thing by making it harder , Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Thomas writes. STUDENTS BEHAVING BADLY: Students in some Manatee

schools are acting out in unacceptable ways. Experts say look to the home for the roots, the Bradenton Herald reports. REACHING OUT: Palm Beach parents use social networking to find each other as they fight their school district, the Sun-Sentinel reports. DRESS UP: Seminole schools look to tighten their dress code , the Orlando Sentinel reports. PERFECT STORM: A slowing economy and shrinking enrollment could spell hard times ahead for Florida schools , the Orlando Sentinel reports. NO TOLERANCE : Escambia schools now confiscate cell phones if students have them out, the Pensacola News-Journal reports.

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Florida education news: School funding, simple tests, social networking and more

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