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Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka says the proposal would not cut funding by half but instead return that money to districts through other sources. Many school district officials disagree with that characterization.

Most on the American Library Association's list include explicit descriptions of sexual enounters, along with LGBTQ+ themes and characters, sexual abuse, and references to drug addiction, racism and slavery.

The Republican-controlled chamber passed two bills along party lines to carry out President Donald Trump’s directive to rename what has been known as the Gulf of Mexico for centuries.

Under the legislation, school district committees reviewing a challenged book wouldn’t be able to consider literary or artistic merit when deciding to remove it.

In 2026, middle schools won't be able to start before 8 a.m. and high schools before 8:30 a.m. But there's momentum in the Florida Legislature to repeal that mandate.

Some say it's good to have less bureaucracy; others say vulnerable students will be harmed.

A bill in the Florida House would make it easier for parents to attend truancy meetings and for schools to update parents and the state on kids at risk of truancy.

The parents from St. Johns and Orange counties filed a notice of appeal last week after U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor in January sided with the State Board of Education and dismissed their lawsuit.

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.”

In the game, students with water guns are assigned a fellow student as a target. However, a student was shot by a FDLE officer last week after being mistaken for a home invaders, officials said.

United Teachers of Dade president Hernandez-Mats outlined protocols schools have to protect students from immigration enforcement. One Miami-Dade teacher has been arrested at a hearing and is facing deportation, however.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has asked for a historic $29.7 billion for public education. Florida's largest teachers union, however, is concerned about the increase per pupil and added funds for the state's voucher program.