By Naaz Modan Despite widespread news reports that President Donald Trump would sign an executive order gutting the U.S. Department of Education on Thursday, the federal agency lived to see another afternoon. An executive order, when and if it comes, would follow through on Trump’s... Continue Reading
By Isabella Casapao Duval County Public Schools is revealing how teachers are utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom to streamline everyday tasks like creating test questions, lessons, presentations and more. In a release shared Wednesday, the school district said... Continue Reading
Pinellas County Schools are backing off from an agreement with the federal government to deputize school police for immigration enforcement efforts. Luke Williams, chief of Pinellas County Schools Police, signed the agreement authorizing officers to question people’s immigration status and... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek The trend of restricting student cellphone use in school has gained momentum across the nation since Florida lawmakers adopted limitations in 2023. In the past month alone, officials in New York, Missouri, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have taken steps to... Continue Reading
By Arthur Jones II and Katherine Faulders President Donald Trump is expected to take the extraordinary step this week of directing his secretary of education to dissolve the U.S. Department of Education by executive order, according to sources familiar with a draft. A draft of the executive... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek In an attempt to deter speeding in school zones, municipalities across Florida over the past year have set up cameras to record violations and established fines for wrongdoers. The effort has yielded thousands of citations in several areas. It also has generated a... Continue Reading
By Ileana Najarro K-12 educators in the United States are still federally required to support English learners’ acquisition of the English language, regardless of any official national language designation. That’s the main takeaway from researchers and former U.S. Department of... Continue Reading
By Brent Woronoff Flagler Palm Coast High School junior Jay Steffen wants to go into the agriculture and livestock veterinary fields after she graduates. She is currently in both the Agritechnology and Veterinary Assisting career technical education programs at her school. They were not her... Continue Reading
By Gabrielle Russon In his annual State of the State Address, Gov. Ron DeSantis laid out his priorities of abolishing property taxes, repealing gun control laws and cleaning up the Everglades. DeSantis gave a 30-minute speech to both chambers on what marks the first day of the Legislative... Continue Reading
By Jesse Scheckner Legislation with the potential to significantly change Florida’s educational landscape has cleared its first House hurdle after its sponsor heard concerns about its potentially negative effects. The Education Administration Subcommittee voted 13-5 on party lines to... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek Pasco County public school teachers are getting more leeway to hold students accountable for doing homework. But the plan to allow graded take-home assignments, which superintendent John Legg introduced a month ago, won’t take effect until the fall despite... Continue Reading
By Saundra Amrhein Last August, Miles Bean sat slumped in his car outside Ringling College of Art & Design. Despite admission to one of his top-pick schools on a partial scholarship, Bean felt like he was at the lowest point of his life. Homeless for much of the previous year, he had... Continue Reading
