Florida education news: School reform, class size, Race to the Top and more

By at 27 February, 2010, 7:41 am

JEB IS IN THE HOUSE: As Florida lawmakers prepare to tackle major education issues, the ideas of former governor Jeb Bush loom large. WHAT WON'T COST? Florida's higher education system needs improvement , but lawmakers warn there's not a lot of money to make big change. ARE YOU IN? Pinellas families can find out whether they got their school choices beginning Monday. OPEN EYES: The Pinellas school district needs to look more closely at its bidding and contracting to ensure more scams aren't happening, the Times editorializes. VERY COMPETITIVE: Florida is among three states with the strongest applications for the Race to the Top grant , City Journal columnist Thomas W. Carroll writes. WHAT'S THE RIGHT SIZE? Expect a major debate over the future of Florida's class size amendment during the coming legislative session, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

More from the Florida Times-Union . STUDENTS, LEAD YOURSELVES: Children at a Collier elementary school track their own progress and help set academic goals with their teachers , the Naples Daily News reports. HERE THEY COME: Okaloosa schools prepare for an influx of nearly 2,000 children as Army Special Forces open a new base there, the Northwest Florida Daily News reports. NO THANKS: A teacher wins a discrimination case against the Wakulla private school that fired her because she was pregnant , then declines to take the job back, the Tallahassee Democrat reports. Visit the Gradebook at noon for an interview with Wendy Howard, a Pasco County mom who is spearheading an effort to open access to virtual education in Florida.

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