Florida’s version of DOGE to audit universities, student absenteeism targeted in bill, and more

Gov. Ron DeSantis has created a task force to audit colleges and universities and look for ways to cut the state workforce, a proposed bill would create strict reporting deadlines for chronically absent students, another bill repealing the requirement for later school start times in middle and high schools is among the top 10 issues for the legislative session that begins next week, weapons seizures in northeast Florida school districts are soaring, and a report from the Florida Policy Institute concludes that eliminating property taxes in the state would force a doubling of the sales tax to 12%. Here are details about those stories and others from the state’s districts, private schools, and colleges and universities:

https://nextstepsblog.org/2025/02/floridas-version-of-doge-to-audit-universities-student-absenteeism-targeted-in-bill-and-more/