ONE WAY TO FUND RAISES: Hillsborough examines ways to limit teacher absenteeism, which cost $11-million in substitute pay last year.
A MESS IN THE MIDDLE: An effort to alter the middle school schedule in Pinellas has the teachers union threatening to file a class-action grievance just days before classes begin.
ESTEFAN FOR EDUCATION: Gloria Estefan announces her first South Florida concert in four years, a fund-raiser to support public schools that have been underfunded by the state, the Miami Herald reports.
PARENTS FOR EDUCATION, TOO: Two Jacksonville moms start 50th No More, a nonpartisan group aimed at raising funding levels for Florida schools, the Florida Times-Union reports.
REDUCED RIDES: St. Lucie schools scale back bus rides, stops and routes to deal with rising fuel costs and shrinking revenue, the Port St. Lucie Tribune reports.
EXTRA WORK: Lee educators will have more to do, but won't be getting paid for it, as they begin the new school year, the Fort Myers News-Press reports.
MORE MONEY FOR CAREER ED: The state announces a $65-million federal grant to support vocational and career education, the Fort Myers News-Press reports.
A CONTRACT BEFORE CLASSES: Santa Rosa teachers are voting on a deal that includes 1.87 percent raises, the Pensacola News-Journal reports.
TAKING IT TO THE STATE: Lake superintendent Anna Cowin - whom the School Board has asked Gov. Charlie Crist to remove - has asked the state to overturn the board's refusal to appoint an assistant principal she named, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
Get inside the world of Florida education with St. Petersburg Times staff writer Jeffrey S. Solochek and the rest of the Times education reporting team. We'll bring you up-to-date information about the latest education trends, fads and news and dig deep into Tampa Bay area school issues.
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