Florida education news: Sex education, free lunch, summer school and more

By at 20 June, 2009, 6:34 am

A NEW BEGINNING: Gibbs High looks at its F grade from the state as a place to start rebuilding  with a new principal and perhaps a new attitude. SHRINKING SUMMER: Treasure Coast schools limit their summer classes to save some money, the Stuart News reports. ONE SMALL PERK: St. Johns schools do so well on the FCAT that they no longer have to follow the state's rules for when to begin classes , Firstcoastnews.com reports. HE'S TALKING ABOUT SEX: A Collier board member thinks students should get more information about the consequences of having sex , the Naples Daily News reports. SHREDDING BUDGETS: A Lee board member blasts the superintendent's spending plan and

presents several ideas of his own, only to get the cold shoulder from his colleagues , the Fort Myers News-Press reports. PAY UP: For the first time, Florida Bright Futures scholars will have to open their wallets to cover some of their college tuition, the Florida Times-Union reports. WHO SAID THERE'S NO SUCH THING?  A record 50 percent of the nation's public school students now qualify for free lunch , the Palm Beach Post reports. Visit the Gradebook at noon for an interview about free summer lunch programs with Pinellas food services director Gray Miller.

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