education bill

The legislative session has come to an end and bills are headed to the governor's desk. Here are some key pieces of legislation that public education watchers will be following in the upcoming school year.

Gov. Ron DeSantis endorsed many non-partisan school board candidates across the state. Some are also aligned with Moms for Liberty.

Proposal author Rep. Randy Fine, R-Palm Bay said the curriculum is expensive. Not only does the state pay the Florida Virtual School for courses, but districts also get money for their virtual courses.

The state’s VPK program has seen a drop in enrollment over the last year. That, along with a recent assessment, is leading to questions about how prepared Florida’s youngest learners are for school.

About a dozen activists with two gun-control advocacy groups dropped off a stack of papers with 13,000 signatures at Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office Tuesday as…

Legislative leaders are touting this year’s $101 increase in K-12 per student funding as “unprecedented.” But education officials say that billing is...

A key Florida Senate committee has stripped language from an omnibus education bill that threatened the survival of the state’s teachers unions. Critics...

House Democrats are crying foul over a massive education bill they say would further erode the state’s public school system.

Two more school districts have joined a lawsuit that challenges parts of a controversial state education law.House Bill 7069 creates financial incentives…

Gregory Adkins, superintendent of The School District of Lee County, held a press conference backed by about 50 district employees. "We demand Governor...

Governor Rick Scott says he will veto the legislature’s education funding proposal, sending lawmakers back to the drawing board in a special session...