Florida Schools

The district is taking students and parents to truancy court to find the most hard-to-reach families in the midst of a national absenteeism crisis.

A complaint against "The Letter Q," a collection of letters by queer authors writing to their teenage selves, marked Pasco County School's first formal book challenge.

Two Central Florida school districts are looking to tackle this post-COVID problem by implementing two different approaches.

A major proposal slashing rules on everything from how teachers are certified, hired and paid, to rolling back some of the state’s standardized testing system, has cleared a major hurdle, but the House and Senate differ on how far they should go.

A previous version proposed to remove a requirement that third-grade students score adequately on an English-language arts exam to advance to fourth grade.

For more than two decades, Florida lawmakers have been ratcheting up requirements on the state’s public schools. The original effort, led by former Gov. Jeb Bush, led to the widespread expansion of standardized testing and the introduction of school grades with penalties attached. Now lawmakers are trying to roll back some of those rules.

A series of proposals aimed at "deregulation" of public schools, a priority of Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, could be on a fast track for approval by the Senate after receiving backing from a key committee Tuesday.

The American Library Association has drawn the ire of conservatives for its stance on book bans and censorship. Now, Pasco residents want any possible funds going towards the ALA scrubbed from the school budget.

"America's Censored Classrooms 2023" documents more than 100 bills introduced across the country that aim to restrict discussion on LGBTQ- and race-related issues in educational settings. Many are modeled after Florida legislation.

A decision by the hearing officer is expected later in October.

A public records request filed by a volunteer with the Florida Freedom to Read Project shows that reviewers found many issues with Ramsey's "Foundations in Personal Finance 4th edition."

Florida approved Ramsey's textbook, just as a new state law came into effect requiring a financial literacy course in order for incoming freshmen in high school to graduate.