SUMMER READING: Students at Franklin Boys Prep spend their summer doing reading assignments as the school aims to improve their skills. • Flagler schools find students in single-gender classes get better test results, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports. (Times photo, Marlene Sokol)

HEBREW LESSONS: Pinellas County's 23rd charter school focuses on Hebrew language and culture. 

LESS POLITICS: The Florida Board of Education seeks an experienced administrator to take over as commissioner, preferably with less meddling from politicians. A South Florida lawmaker objects to the qualifications the board has set forth, Broward.net reports.

UNDER ADVISEMENT: The Florida Supreme Court hears arguments in the FEA's challenge to the state's pension law, the Florida Current reports.

PROBLEMS: The Manatee school district uncovers budget errors that force it into crisis mode, the Herald-Tribune reports.

UPGRADES: The Diocese of Palm Beach invests in technology for several of its regional schools, the Stuart News reports.

FIRING STANDS: An administrative judge upholds the firing of two Brevard maintenance workers, Florida Today reports.

TEACHER TENURE: Palm Beach teachers and district officials disagree during negotiations about job security, the Palm Beach Post reports. 

UNDER FIRE: A Polk school principal is criticized for exaggerating his military credentials, the Ledger reports.