Florida education news: Virtual mountain climbing, School Board ethics, parental involvement and more

GET MOVING: A Hernando elementary school gets students physically active and teaches them all about mountain climbing as part of a fund raiser. (Times photo, Will Vragovic) CLEANING HOUSE: Pasco-Hernando Community College fires three administrators in its law academy for their handling of an instructor who took a sexually explicit video of a student. NAME THAT SCHOOL: Hernando County's newest high school finally has a principal assigned , and now it needs ideas for a name . TOP OF THE CLASS: Volunteers help at Spring Hill Elementary on United Way's Day of Caring • Deltona Elementary students try their hand at journalism   SMART MOVE: The Pasco School Board was wise to put maintenance needs at schools ahead of a new administration building in the district's capital five-year plan, the Times editorializes. TIME FOR REVIEW: Broward names three heavy hitters to pore over the School Board's ethics policies and practices , the Sun-Sentinel reports. An insurer's ties to member Stephanie Kraft is getting attention first, the Sun-Sentinel reports. FED UP: Manatee

parents upset with the state's school funding efforts have joined forces with an Orlando-based group pushing to reform the system, the Bradenton Herald reports. SMITH SPEAKS: Florida education commissioner Eric J. Smith talks about parental involvement , education funding, class size and other issues with the Miami Herald . A NORMAL WEEKEND: Lee school officials are trying to stress normal behavior for kids as they embark upon a four-day weekend that includes trick or treating, the Naples Daily News reports. BECOMING BETTER PEOPLE: Students and teachers at a Duval high school participate in two days of trust building and teamwork to confront bullying, prejudice and related matters , the Florida Times-Union reports. REPLACING BROGAN: Florida Atlantic University seeks community input as it looks for a new president, the Stuart News reports. LABOR NEWS: Charlotte heads to mediation as it cannot reach agreement with employee unions over health benefits, the Herald-Tribune reports. 

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Florida education news: Virtual mountain climbing, School Board ethics, parental involvement and more

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