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Deputy superintendent chosen to be next leader of St. Johns County School District
Deputy superintendent chosen to be next leader of St. Johns County School District

The next leader of the St. Johns County School District will be a familiar face. The School Board voted unanimously Tuesday morning to hire Dr. Brennan Asplen, who is currently the Deputy Superintendent of Operations for St. Johns County Schools. Asplen previously served as the superintendent of... Continue Reading

Date posted05/21/2025


Manatee County School Board votes to terminate Dr. Jason Wysong
Manatee County School Board votes to terminate Dr. Jason Wysong

By Sophia Vitello and Brigham Harris A motion made to remove Superintendent Dr. Jason Wysong from his position passed 3-2. This after hours of debate. The motion was made during a special meeting Tuesday. School Board Chair Chad Choate called for the meeting. He told ABC7 members of the... Continue Reading

Date posted05/21/2025


Orange County Public Schools to pause new construction amid enrollment decline
Orange County Public Schools to pause new construction amid enrollment decline

By Angie Quezada After a decade marked by rapid expansion, Orange County Public Schools is hitting the brakes on building new campuses, a move driven by a notable dip in student enrollment projections. OCPS has opened nearly 30 schools over the past 10 years to keep pace with Central... Continue Reading

Date posted05/21/2025


Manatee School Board meeting to focus on superintendent’s resignation or termination
Manatee School Board meeting to focus on superintendent’s resignation or termination

by: Brittany Muller The Manatee County School Board has called a special meeting for Tuesday. The focus will be on the superintendent’s contract. School board members selected Dr. Jason Wysong May of 2023. He had previously been a Deputy Superintendent with Seminole County... Continue Reading

Date posted05/20/2025


Six Leon County Schools sites are getting new principals next school year. Here's the list
Six Leon County Schools sites are getting new principals next school year. Here's the list

By Alaijah Brown Several Leon County School sites will get new leadership in the 2025-26 school year as Superintendent Rocky Hanna presents recommendations for new principals to the Leon County School Board. None of the new appointments made available May 19 come from outside the district and... Continue Reading

Date posted05/20/2025


Lee schools seek $17M in federal funds for security upgrades, safer entrances
Lee schools seek $17M in federal funds for security upgrades, safer entrances

By Mickenzie Hannon As the School District of Lee County works to finalize its upcoming budget, officials are eyeing more than $17 million in federal funding to support safety upgrades at dozens of campuses, part of a broader $50 million infrastructure push, while the state’s final... Continue Reading

Date posted05/20/2025


Lakeland moves closer to adding school speed zone cameras after 13 student deaths in Polk County
Lakeland moves closer to adding school speed zone cameras after 13 student deaths in Polk County

By Genevieve Curtis The City of Lakeland is taking significant steps to improve student safety by advancing an ordinance to install speed cameras in school zones. This initiative comes in response to a series of tragic vehicle-related accidents involving students, which have deeply affected... Continue Reading

Date posted05/20/2025


Repeal of later school start times awaits DeSantis’ decision
Repeal of later school start times awaits DeSantis’ decision

On Friday, the Governor received legislation that would roll back a new law requiring later middle and high school start times and conceding it’s best to let local school officials decide what time school should start. SB 296, if signed by Ron DeSantis, will repeal a 2023 law requiring... Continue Reading

Date posted05/19/2025


Education Department Adds $60 Million in Grants for Charter Schools
Education Department Adds $60 Million in Grants for Charter Schools

By Brooke Schultz The U.S. Department of Education is immediately increasing funding for a charter school grant program after it gained extra leeway through the budget process to allocate funds for the rest of this fiscal year and as the Trump administration looks to expand school choice. The... Continue Reading

Date posted05/19/2025


Martin County School District, sheriff's office battle over school security costs heats up
Martin County School District, sheriff's office battle over school security costs heats up

By: Scott Sutton A clash over the cost to secure schools in Martin County is heating up. This is a story that WPTV first reported on earlier this month after the Martin County School District balked at the sheriff's office's request for an additional $2.1 million to fund the school resource... Continue Reading

Date posted05/19/2025


Lee County slashed teacher vacancies. But can it keep them?
Lee County slashed teacher vacancies. But can it keep them?

By Mickenzie Hannon The School District of Lee County has slashed its teacher vacancies from 211 in January to 31, part of an aggressive four-month recruitment effort. Officials are now looking to fill every open instructional role before the first day of the new school year. But behind the... Continue Reading

Date posted05/19/2025


Flagler County Educator Named a 2026 Teacher of the Year Finalist
Flagler County Educator Named a 2026 Teacher of the Year Finalist

The Florida Department of Education announced Brandy Nicole Anderson, a teacher at Indian Trails Middle School in Flagler County, as one of five finalists for the 2026 Florida Teacher of the Year. The state finalists were chosen from 76 district teachers of the year. The 2026 Florida Department of... Continue Reading

Date posted05/16/2025