By Wayne Washington The Palm Beach County School District would get an additional $18 million in state funding if Gov. Ron DeSantis does not make significant changes to the budget passed by state lawmakers in June. Getting additional money is a world away from the dire financial calamity Palm... Continue Reading
By Lily Belcher There’s a disconnect between the math education Florida students get and what employers are looking for. That’s according to a new report from the Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The Aligning Math Education to Workforce Needs Report combined surveys and... Continue Reading
By Mark Harper When Volusia County students return to class on Aug. 11, they will most likely have a new code of conduct and disciplinary procedures that district officials expect will draw clear boundaries for times when they step out of line. The Volusia County School Board heard a... Continue Reading
By Hailey Samples New technology is coming to Santa Rosa County District Schools, and it's tackling language barriers one conversation at a time. It's a two-way communication device, using a artificial intelligence (AI) to translate conversations in real time. It communicates in 138... Continue Reading
By Jesse Scheckner Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson says nearly 11,000 hemp products have been pulled from Florida store shelves during the state’s latest enforcement sweep targeting products that violate newly strengthened child protection standards. And that was only in the... Continue Reading
By C. A. Bridges It's been a roller coaster of a legislative session in Florida this year. Republican-led lawmakers, who have for years been in lockstep with Gov. Ron DeSantis, pushed back on or ignored his requests on some issues, demanded answers for money funneled through his wife Casey's... Continue Reading
By A.G. Gancarski If your children seem smarter this Summer, Florida’s educational system may deserve the credit. Gov. Ron DeSantis is announcing that for the third straight year, student outcomes are improving. “Florida insists that education be factual, student-focused, and... Continue Reading
By Finch Walker For several years, the reasons and rates tied to student discipline actions have been a topic of debate for Brevard Public Schools officials and community members alike. Whether centered on higher rates of discipline among Black students or what was behind shifts in the... Continue Reading
No layoffs are expected in Marion County as school board members vote to increase class sizes and transfer impacted employees to fill other vacancies. Class sizes will increase for each grade level by two students. The board also voted to reduce the number of paraprofessionals from two to one in... Continue Reading
By Linda Jacobson The pandemic gave America’s parents a taste of homeschooling, whether they wanted it or not. Many discovered their children were better suited for learning outside traditional schools and stuck with it. Others said schools were pushing “leftist... Continue Reading
By Lauren Pastrana You may have seen little painted boxes full of books at some South Florida parks. They are Little Free Libraries, and a high school student is behind many of them. Incoming high school senior Mason Furman is behind one in Miami-Dade and 10 in Broward County. "I wanted to... Continue Reading
By Nishira Mitchell Teacher retention is an ongoing challenge, and in many districts, leaders are struggling to fill vacant positions. In Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS), the nation’s seventh largest school system, we are facing a severe shortage of teachers and support... Continue Reading
