A wide-ranging education bill under consideration by the Legislature would change the name of HCC.

During National School Breakfast Week, No Kid Hungry Florida is bringing together and recognizing school staff who provide free breakfasts and lunches to students.

The bill would expand early intervention programs, set up charter schools and fund summer learning for students with autism.

The private school's founder and executive director explains why she transformed the menu.

The call comes after the Trump administration removed schools as a protected area from immigration enforcement, and the state said schools "should cooperate."

DOGE has already cut $1 billion from the U.S. Department of Education.

The bill would also establish term limits for members of the State University Board of Governors, the Board of Education, state university boards of trustees and Florida College System boards of trustees.

It is one of a series of lawsuits stemming from a 2023 education law and related decisions by districts to remove from library shelves or restrict access to books deemed “pornographic” or describing “sexual conduct.”

The proposal would require schools to display 22-by-28-inch signs bearing the state motto, “In God We Trust,” in school libraries, cafeterias, gymnasiums and main offices.

Karim Manning, 39, teaches beatboxing, lyricism and digital music at schools around the Tampa Bay area. He shows kids how to use their own voice to make beats, with some history lessons along the way.

With an eye on eliminating wasteful spending and DEI initiatives, the panel would review more than 1,000 positions, university programs and local governments, and the need for about 70 boards and commissions.

Here is a list of some of the major pieces of legislation lawmakers are expected to tackle when the session begins March 4.