By Brandon Spencer In an effort to help even the playing field, a bill filed in mid-January hopes to help English language learners when it comes to standardized testing. House Bill 159 and the similar Senate Bill 260, would give students still learning English a chance to take standardized... Continue Reading
By Ana Goñi-Lessan Florida's education department says it will comply with a new federal directive to allow immigration enforcement into schools. The Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a rule that created "protected areas" from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Biden-era... Continue Reading
By Kevin Collier The hack of a company that helps schools track tens of millions of students appears to be the largest breach of American children’s personal information to date, school officials and cybersecurity experts say. And a specially commissioned interim cybersecurity audit by... Continue Reading
By Ariel Schiller If you remember waking up for school feeling tired, a new Florida house bill hopes to address that. HB 733, passed in 2023, requires school districts to start no earlier than 8 a.m. for middle schools and 8:30 a.m. for high schools. The goal is to help students get more... Continue Reading
By Natalie La Roche Pietri South Florida school districts are committing to ensure student safety in the wake of federal policy changes that would allow federal immigration officers to conduct searches and arrests on school grounds. The directive issued last week by the Department of Homeland... Continue Reading
By Anna Merod In the face of looming teacher shortages, hundreds of thousands of uncertified teachers have entered the K-12 teaching ranks in recent years. School districts in 49 states and Washington, D.C., hired an estimated 365,044 teachers who were not fully certified between the 2021-22... Continue Reading
By Phil Galewitz Just a few years ago, children with Type 1 diabetes reported to the school nurse several times a day to get a finger pricked to check whether their blood sugar was dangerously high or low. The introduction of the continuous glucose monitor made that unnecessary. The small... Continue Reading
By Gary White Polk County Schools Superintendent Frederick Heid offered some welcome news for school volunteers. Not all volunteers will face an increase in application fees to nearly $100, as it appeared would be the case when Polk County Public Schools issued an announcement in... Continue Reading
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal loans and grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country. The memo, which was... Continue Reading
By Ari Odzer With the Trump administration ramping up deportations of undocumented immigrants, our local school districts are making sure schools know what to do if federal agents knock on their doors. There are procedures and laws in place to preserve the learning environment and to protect... Continue Reading
By Anna Merod President Donald Trump issued an executive order late Wednesday setting out school choice as a major priority for the U.S. Department of Education as well as other federal agencies involved in K-12 education. In a separate executive order issued the same day, Trump directed... Continue Reading
By Jarleene Almenas In recent years, Volusia County Schools has increased its graduation rate by over 10%. In 2023-2024, the school district reported a 93.7% graduation rate, up from 84.5% in 2018-2019, according to data presented to the School Board at its meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 29. The... Continue Reading
