By Owen Girard The Broward County School Board unanimously passed a near-total ban of cellphone use amongst all students in the district. The proposal, which was voted on during the board’s Tuesday meeting, will go into effect at the beginning of the upcoming school year. The original... Continue Reading
By Evie Blad These teachers hope to trade grade books for gold medals. American educators will be among the 10,500 athletes who compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics, which start with an opening ceremony July 26, and the 4,400 competitors in the Paris Paralympics, which start Aug. 28. Any athlete... Continue Reading
By Tom Cardamone Does anyone remember making mixtapes or mix CDs for a friend or yourself? Every second counted. Right? You didn’t want a lot of space between each track, and the songs needed to flow smoothly into one another to incorporate a flooding of different emotions. I was reminded... Continue Reading
By CBS Miami Team Facing potential First Amendment challenges, Florida has proposed details about how it will carry out a new law aimed at keeping children off social media platforms and blocking minors from accessing online pornography. Attorney General Ashley Moody's office on Tuesday... Continue Reading
By Linda Jacobson Eighth graders remain a full school year behind pre-pandemic levels in math and reading, according to new test results that offer a bleak view on the reach of federal recovery efforts more than fours years after COVID hit. Released Tuesday, the data from over 7.7... Continue Reading
Two Central Florida schools are evaluating the pros and cons of an extended school year. Students and teachers at Wyomina Park Elementary in Ocala returned to school on Monday, nearly a month earlier than usual. Challenger 7 Elementary in Cocoa is also starting a new year-round... Continue Reading
Alaijah Brown Three public schools in Madison County will eventually be closing their doors after the school board recently voted to shutter any that aren't generating enough state money to operate and have less than 250 students enrolled. "It is a very difficult and emotional decision to... Continue Reading
Mary Ellen Ritter Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis endorsed 23 school board candidates Friday afternoon, according to a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, which included candidates from both Volusia and Flagler counties. DeSantis endorsed Derek Barrs, who is running for District 3 in Flagler... Continue Reading
Brittany Misencik As parents are wrapping up their summer bucket lists before sending their children back to school next month, Escambia County Public Schools is gearing up to start the 2024-25 school year under Superintendent Keith Leonard. The school district has hired four new principals to... Continue Reading
Brittany Misencik Summer is winding down, and Santa Rosa County District Schools have four new principals ready to kick off the 2024-25 school year under Superintendent Karen Barber. All four of the principals have served in other roles within the school district and will take over the helm at... Continue Reading
BY SASHA TEMAN On Monday night, city commissioners in Leesburg passed an ordinance that would enact a new speed camera system in various school zones before the start of the school year. Leesburg Mayor Jimmy Burry says it all boils down to making his city’s school zones safer come Aug.... Continue Reading
By Nancy Guan The new FAFSA was supposed to make filling out the federal aid form easier, but issues with the rollout had the opposite effect. Fewer students have filled out the FAFSA, so efforts are underway to close that gap. By summertime, most prospective college students know which... Continue Reading
