By: Tracy Duval and Leslie Frick, The Pedagogy Pros In districts across the country, the question is no longer whether we have a teacher shortage—it’s how we keep the great educators we already have. Teacher attrition continues to climb, with the most vulnerable losses happening in... Continue Reading
The next leader of the St. Johns County School District will be a familiar face. The School Board voted unanimously Tuesday morning to hire Dr. Brennan Asplen, who is currently the Deputy Superintendent of Operations for St. Johns County Schools. Asplen previously served as the superintendent of... Continue Reading
By Sophia Vitello and Brigham Harris A motion made to remove Superintendent Dr. Jason Wysong from his position passed 3-2. This after hours of debate. The motion was made during a special meeting Tuesday. School Board Chair Chad Choate called for the meeting. He told ABC7 members of the... Continue Reading
By Angie Quezada After a decade marked by rapid expansion, Orange County Public Schools is hitting the brakes on building new campuses, a move driven by a notable dip in student enrollment projections. OCPS has opened nearly 30 schools over the past 10 years to keep pace with Central... Continue Reading
By Mollye Barrows Two new student-designed artificial reefs will soon be sunk to the bottom of the Gulf, thanks to one county leader’s passing suggestion and a $50,000 check from the Coastal Conservation Association. The nonprofit organization gave the donation in support of Escambia... Continue Reading
by: Brittany Muller The Manatee County School Board has called a special meeting for Tuesday. The focus will be on the superintendent’s contract. School board members selected Dr. Jason Wysong May of 2023. He had previously been a Deputy Superintendent with Seminole County... Continue Reading
By Alaijah Brown Several Leon County School sites will get new leadership in the 2025-26 school year as Superintendent Rocky Hanna presents recommendations for new principals to the Leon County School Board. None of the new appointments made available May 19 come from outside the district and... Continue Reading
By Mickenzie Hannon As the School District of Lee County works to finalize its upcoming budget, officials are eyeing more than $17 million in federal funding to support safety upgrades at dozens of campuses, part of a broader $50 million infrastructure push, while the state’s final... Continue Reading
By Genevieve Curtis The City of Lakeland is taking significant steps to improve student safety by advancing an ordinance to install speed cameras in school zones. This initiative comes in response to a series of tragic vehicle-related accidents involving students, which have deeply affected... Continue Reading
On Friday, the Governor received legislation that would roll back a new law requiring later middle and high school start times and conceding it’s best to let local school officials decide what time school should start. SB 296, if signed by Ron DeSantis, will repeal a 2023 law requiring... Continue Reading
By Brooke Schultz The U.S. Department of Education is immediately increasing funding for a charter school grant program after it gained extra leeway through the budget process to allocate funds for the rest of this fiscal year and as the Trump administration looks to expand school choice. The... Continue Reading
By: Scott Sutton A clash over the cost to secure schools in Martin County is heating up. This is a story that WPTV first reported on earlier this month after the Martin County School District balked at the sheriff's office's request for an additional $2.1 million to fund the school resource... Continue Reading
