By Jacob Ogles An effort to expand eligibility for Florida Bright Futures scholarships won support of a key Senate appropriations panel. The Senate Higher Education Appropriations Committee advanced legislation (SB 270) to make scholarships available to more children of military members who... Continue Reading
By Ariel Schiller At least seven candidates are in the running to be the next superintendent to lead the St. Johns County School District. Tim Forson will retire in June after serving nearly nine years as superintendent. The application pool is expected to grow as the application period is... Continue Reading
By Mark Lieberman The Trump administration must restore, at least temporarily, millions of dollars in grant funds it cut last month from three key programs supporting teacher-preparation programs nationwide, a federal judge ordered Monday. The order for a preliminary injunction against the... Continue Reading
By: Christine Sexton A Florida House panel on Tuesday pushed ahead with a wide-ranging education bill that includes a contentious provision to require some children in the state’s public schools to watch a video promoted by an anti-abortion group. That same bill includes several changes... Continue Reading
By A.G. Gancarski Two proposals from Sen. Blaise Ingoglia that could cap the tenures of long-standing legislators in Tallahassee and throughout the state have cleared the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee. First, the committee approved SJR 536, which proposes a constitutional amendment on... Continue Reading
By James Call Two Republican lawmakers want to restore a 3% cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, to the Florida Retirement System (FRS), the pension system for more than 600,000 people who work for Florida cities, counties, school districts, and state government. The bill (HB 945) by Rep. Omar... Continue Reading
ByDrew Dixon Some 400 students from about 40 high schools from all over Florida this month competed in the ProStart Culinary Team Competition and the Hospitality & Tourism Management (HTM) competition that was organized by The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA) Education... Continue Reading
By Mark Lieberman The federal budget resolution approved by Congress Friday to avert a government shutdown leaves the door open for continued disruption to federal funding for education, even as core funding streams remain largely untouched. The approved law lacks an explicit requirement for... Continue Reading
By Corey Peloquin Science education is at the heart of preparing Florida’s students for a competitive and innovative future. From elementary through high school, the foundation laid in our classrooms today shapes tomorrow’s thinkers, problem-solvers, and leaders. As K-12 school... Continue Reading
By Steven Walker For more than 40 years, Florida’s public high school students have needed to pass state language arts and math exams to graduate. Now, as more students struggle to pass the tests and the bar is set to get higher, some lawmakers want to scrap that... Continue Reading
By Gabrielle Russon Let the kids play, Republican Rep. Shane Abbott says. Abbott’s bill (HB 151) to give private school students more opportunities to play middle and high school sports is moving through the House. Under Abbott’s measure, students at private schools would be... Continue Reading
By Adrian Andrews A bill to help grow rural communities is heading to the Senate floor. The measure, SB 110, which has been dubbed the 'Rural Renaissance' bill, cleared its final committee on Thursday but first, it underwent a few changes to increase funding. Sen. Corey Simon, a Tallahassee... Continue Reading
