News: Advanced Placement, teacher tenure, bonus pay and more

LAST HIRED, FIRST FIRED: There's a premium on tenure for Florida teachers these days, as districts lay off workers to cut their costs. Some lawmakers are looking to change the system , though. TOP OF THE CLASS: Hernando students take part in the ultimate sing-along •  Explorer K-8 parents get to peek at progress • Challenger K-8 kindergartners journey to Colonial days • Tampa science fair whiz heads to state, international contests (Times photo, Ron Thompson) AP CONUNDRUM: Florida high schools stand to get better grades from the state for having more students pass Advanced Placement exams at the same time the state moves to cut funding for AP, the Miami Herald reports. BONUSES? NOW? The UF faculty questions bonuses paid to some medical school staff as the university faces layoffs, the Gainesville Sun reports. SICK SYSTEM: The Florida DOE finds Volusia's finances "unhealthy," the

Orlando Sentinel reports. MATH MAGIC: Palm Beach board members question the accounting that would let them hire a new administrator for nearly $180,000 yet cost them less than $30,000, the Palm Beach Post reports. MAKING CONNECTIONS: Florida Gulf Coast University president Wilson Bradshaw heads back to the classroom to get a ground-level feel for the university and its students, the Fort Myers News-Press reports. FIXING THE PROBLEM: Orange scrambles to get proper input on its school-closing plans, the Orlando Sentinel reports. DECREASING THE DEBT: FAMU puts together a team to erase its athletic program's debts , the Tallahassee Democrat reports. LAYOFF NEWS: Polk will avoid letting employees go if the state budget comes through as proposed, the Lakeland Ledger reports. • Sarasota plans to cut 335 jobs , the Herald-Tribune reports. *

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