Florida Department of Education

Sen. Manny Diaz, a Miami Republican with strong charter school ties, has routinely been mentioned as a favorite to succeed Corcoran.

In a release, Corcoran said he is stepping down at the end of April to spend more time with his family.

This year, the legislation to set term limits has more momentum due to backlash over issues like school mask mandates, and teachings regarding LGBTQ kids and race and history.

Once again, the Florida Department of Education has voted to allow students to use other scores to determine whether they can graduate.

The Jefferson County School District will no longer have its finances overseen by the state. Jefferson was placed under state financial control for the second time in 2016, a decision that came after years of the district running in the red.

Federal officials had been withholding a third of the more than $7 billion dollars that was allocated for Florida schools under the American Rescue Plan Act. About $2.35 billion was released to the state.

The state Department of Education has withheld hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funding from the districts because of their masking policies, defying warnings from the Biden administration.

The Florida Department of Health on Friday proposed a long-term rule to try to prevent school mask mandates and give parents more authority to decide whether children who have been exposed to COVID-19 should be able to attend school.

Florida is the last state to submit a plan to the U.S. Department of Education that's required before more than $2.3 billion in federal aid for Florida schools can be released.

Two districts revised mask mandates to allow parental opt-outs, but others aren't backing down. Education Commission Richard Corcoran has now suggested pulling funds equal to federal grants awarded to cover the penalties of noncompliant boards.

The parents want the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a judge's refusal to issue a preliminary injunction against Gov. DeSantis' executive order, which they claim violates the ADA and federal Rehabilitation Act.

The federal government continues to withhold one-third of the state’s allocation, which amounts to $2.3 billion.