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 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
By Katy Kennedy “I don’t know” is a typical response from middle school students when they are asked: Where are your basketball shoes? Where did you put your math homework? Do you want to type or handwrite your assignment? How can I help right now? What did we go over... Continue Reading
By Leslie Postal Starting Florida’s public high schools no earlier than 8:30 a.m. may be a plan that gets scrapped before it is ever implemented. Two years ago, Florida approved the start time rule to begin in the 2026-27 school year, setting up a major shift for the state’s... Continue Reading
By Jacob Ogles A Senate-led effort to create more local control in Florida’s public schools cleared its first committee. The Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools bill (SB 166) advanced from the Senate Pre-K-12 Education Committee on a unanimous vote. “When working with... Continue Reading
By Finch Walker In Brevard Public Schools, expelled doesn't really mean expelled — at least, not in the traditional sense. The terminology the district uses to describe the punishment handed down to students for certain offenses has caused debate among board members and staff since... Continue Reading
By Mary Lett The Escambia County School District has not yet been subjected to any ICE raids within its schools, but teachers and community members are pushing school district leadership to adopt written guidelines for staff interactions with immigration and law enforcement agencies. Escambia... Continue Reading
