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UNION DUES: The Florida House approves legislation that would decertify employee unions, including for teachers, that do not have at least 50 percent eligible employee participation. "This legislation is nothing more than a political strategy to silence the voice of teachers, nurses and other public-sector workers," Florida Education Association president Joanne McCall said. "Our fight now moves to the Florida Senate." More from Politico Florida.
SCHOOL CHOICE: The Florida House advances a bill that would further expand school choice options, including "autonomous" systems within public school districts.
UNIVERSITY FUNDING: House Speaker Richard Corcoran and Senate President Joe Negron appear before the Board of Governors, and seem to downplay the differences between their chambers' higher education plans. More from the Associated Press.
PUBLIC RECORDS: The Hillsborough County school district plans to add more staff to concentrate on filling public records requests.
TOP TEACHERS: The Pinellas County school district prepares to choose its 2018 teacher of the year from among 10 finalists.
SCHOOL SAFETY: A Polk County teen is arrested for bringing a loaded gun to school, WFTS reports. • Florida lawmakers consider measures to allow people to carry weapons on the grounds of some private schools, the News Service of Florida reports.
SICK SCHOOLS: At least one Florida school district closes down because of a flu outbreak, the Palm Beach Post reports. More from the Citrus County Chronicle, Tallahassee Democrat.
FUND RAISING: A candidate for Orange County School Board looks to raise big bucks through her political connections, Florida Politics reports.
TURNAROUNDS: Bay County school district leaders say they hope a court will halt changes to state school turnaround rules, giving them more time to focus on improving struggling Patterson Elementary, the Panama City News Herald reports.
LABOR NEWS: Duval County teachers prepare to vote on their proposed contract, the Florida Times-Union reports.
EVALUATIONS: The Palm Beach County School Board pledges to fix disparities in its teacher evaluation process, the Sun-Sentinel reports.
WRONG RESPONSE: A Miami-Dade parent who raised concerns about her child's charter school got a response from the principal that was signed with a poop emoji, the Miami Herald reports.
BAD ACTS: A Lee County high school teacher resigns amid accusations he sent suggestive messages to a student, WINK reports.
TODAY IN TALLAHASSEE: Florida Constitution Revision Commission Education Committee, 1 p.m. (14 amendments up for consideration)