By Mark Lehman With a population boom happening in St. Cloud, the Osceola County School District is looking forward to a new high school that will serve thousands of students. Construction for the unnamed “AAA high school” on Nova Road has been underway for months, but officials... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek Florida has five of the nation’s 10 largest school districts based on enrollment. Miami-Dade County ranks third in the latest figures, with more than 335,000 students. Holding down spots six through nine are Broward, Hillsborough, Orange and Palm Beach counties,... Continue Reading
By Evie Blad The Trump administration has disbanded a school safety board that was recently assembled to advise federal agencies on best practices to protect students. The Federal School Safety Clearinghouse External Advisory Board, which held its first meeting in October, included school... Continue Reading
By Finch Walker After more than two years of revamping their discipline policies, Brevard Public Schools has seen a drop in discipline rates of nearly 2,000 compared to the same time last year, according to data presented by student services at a Tuesday work session. Superintendent Mark... Continue Reading
The St. Johns County School Board wants your input on what qualities you want to see in the next superintendent. There’s a survey you can take to help. Your answers will help shape the application process and interview questions. Officials call the survey an “essential part”... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek As Florida has expanded its education voucher program, school district officials have raised concerns about how growing participation in such choices impacts public school financing. Lawmakers have expanded the state funding formula to include vouchers, combining the... Continue Reading
By Gabrielle Russon Sen. Jennifer Bradley has filed a bill to undo a state law mandating later start times for middle and high schools. Under the current rules set to go into effect next year, a middle school can’t begin earlier than 8 a.m. High schools can start no earlier than 8:30... Continue Reading
Multiple counties across the panhandle have announced school cancellations ahead of expected winter weather. BAY COUNTY Bay District Schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday. There will no BAY BASE and extracurricular activities either day as well. Gulf Coast State College will close all... Continue Reading
By Danielle Prieur According to the Florida Education Association’s last count, there are more than 3,000 teacher vacancies at the midway point of the school year in Florida. That’s an improvement from last year at the same time, but the data points to a rise in another... Continue Reading
By Jenna Fryer Sebastian Ray Serpa, a 16-year-old high school student from Volusia County, passes by Daytona International Speedway often and hears the roar of race cars from outside the gates but had never before been inside the “World Center of Racing.” After an immersive... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek The State Board of Education has a long history of supporting school vouchers in Florida. As part of that program, it routinely has authorized two outside scholarship funding organizations to manage the money. The decision was, as State Board chairperson Ben Gibson put... Continue Reading
Arkansas' Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have both been vocal supporters of an idea that's been rapidly gaining bipartisan ground in the states: Students' cellphones need to be banned during the... Continue Reading
