Two Bay County charter school leaders asked the school district to share revenue from its local-option sales tax, WMBB reports.Teacher concerns: Florida remains near the bottom nationally in teacher salaries despite efforts to increase wages, WFLA reports. Manny Diaz, the governor’s choice to become Florida’s next education commissioner, says he wants to find ways to “make teaching cool again,” WFSU reports. A Leon County parent has started a fundraiser to support teachers who will not get bonuses after the Legislature excluded the district from receiving recognition funding, WCTV reports.Prekindergarten programs had been steadily growing for more than a decade. Then the pandemic came along, dampening participation in Florida and several other states, The 74 reports.
