Florida education news: School volunteers, money woes, teacher raises and more

SUPER MAN: At 97, Morris Gutterman keeps going strong by tutoring children at Leila G. Davis Elementary School in Pinellas. (Times photo, Jim Damaske) NOT ALL THAT: Outgoing St. Petersburg College president Carl Kuttler is only due about one-third of the amount he requested as retirement compensation, a labor employment firm determines.  HIGH SCHOOL ON THE ISLAND: Marco Island's YMCA and a new charter school will join forces to give the island its own high school, the Naples Daily News reports. MONEY WOES: Miami-Dade looks at the possibility of a $250 million shortfall next year, CBS 4 reports. • Statewide, all districts face their fourth straight year of declining revenue , the Herald-Tribune reports. LISTEN UP: Residents urge an ethics advisory panel to get the Broward School Board to make it easier to communicate with the district, the Miami Herald reports. GET OUT: The Collier teachers union urges two School Board candidates to drop out and support

a third hopeful, the Naples Daily News reports. FEW AND FAR BETWEEN: Northeast Florida families have trouble finding safe after-school programs , the Florida Times-Union reports. "IT'S MORE ABOUT WALKING HOME": One in 12 Duval teens say they've carried a weapon to high school , the Florida Times-Union reports. RELAX: Broward superintendent Jim Notter says the district will hold off on merging underenrolled schools for at least a year, the Sun-Sentinel reports. STILL CAN'T DECIDE: With one member absent, the Okaloosa School Board can't make up its mind on when to begin classes in the fall, the Northwest Florida Daily News reports. LABOR NEWS: Polk teachers ratify a contract with 1.9 percent raises , the Lakeland Ledger reports. WHY WAIT? Some University of Florida students launch successful businesses to help them pay for classes, the Gainesville Sun reports.

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Florida education news: School volunteers, money woes, teacher raises and more

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