By Janelle Irwin Taylor A lot of things aren’t clear in overtime of the 2025 Legislative Session after budget negotiations broke down so severely that House Speaker Daniel Perez used explosive terminology — literally — to describe the impasse. But at least one thing is clear:... Continue Reading
By Anna Merod For years, the FBI has advised schools and other organizations not to pay ransomware demands, because doing so can embolden threat actors and there’s no guarantee that stolen data will be recovered. PowerSchool acknowledged in a Wednesday statement that it made a... Continue Reading
By Drew Dixon Students from Wekiva High School in Apopka got high marks in a national competition for their knowledge and capabilities in restaurant management after the team fared well in a National Restaurant Association Education Foundation (NRAEF) event. The Apopka students placed fourth... Continue Reading
With campus safety concerns starting to rise, Broward County Public Schools educators and staff will have a new tool at their fingertips: a crisis alert button aimed at speeding up emergency response times. “Improving the response times of school staff and/or first responders can be the... Continue Reading
Published Wed, May 7 202511:28 AM EDT Annie Nova The interest rates on federal student loans are likely to decline slightly in the 2025-2026 academic year, according to an estimate by higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz. A drop in interest rates could provide... Continue Reading
As the Trump administration promotes AI in education, advocates say computer science skills must be a bigger priority nationwide. Published May 6, 2025 Anna Merod, Reporter Dive Brief: More than 250 CEOs called for state leaders to adopt a computer science... Continue Reading
Gainesville Sun Despite a warning from the local teachers union, the Alachua County School Board on May 6 voted to drastically cut hours from a variety of staff positions next school year in an effort to reduce a potential $20 million budget shortfall. The Alachua County Education Association... Continue Reading
Jim Saunders NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and Republican leaders in 19 other states are urging a federal appeals court to reconsider a decision that backed the Leon County school system in a dispute about a student wanting to express a gender identity and... Continue Reading
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – It’s not just high school seniors celebrating graduation in Lake County this year. Lake County Schools is above the state’s average when it comes to graduation rates for the 2023-2024 school year. “We say that we’re going to... Continue Reading
District officials caution about severe consequences for involved students OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – The Osceola County school district reached out to parents on Wednesday, warning about an “unacceptable” new TikTok challenge involving local students. In a message to... Continue Reading
By Chelsea Waite School options are proliferating, with the Trump administration and some state and federal policymakers encouraging choice-friendly policies. But choice isn’t magic. Simply having options isn’t enough to help families — they need to know whether a school is... Continue Reading
By Caitlynn Peetz More states are embracing microcredentials as a form of professional development for teachers that’s self-paced, ideally hands-on, and customizable to the skills they want to build or the subject areas they want to teach. It’s a change that’s happening... Continue Reading
