Schools

After the school district agreed to pay $440,000 to resolve a lawsuit over its use of the Baker Act on students, some advocates want more protections for children.

It's been over a decade since whole milk through the National School Lunch Program was effectively banned. Dairy farmers, some health experts and members of Congress say it’s time to bring it back.

High school students are having less sexual intercourse. But that doesn’t mean they’re having less sex. The language of young love and lust, and the actions behind it, are evolving.

The measure promotes dispensing tampons and sanitary napkins on campuses for students at no charge.

If the proposal is ultimately approved by the Legislature and by voters, board candidates could run with party affiliations starting in 2026.

Thousands of students who have dropped off public school rolls are unaccounted for, according to an analysis. They did not move out of state and did not sign up for private or home school.

The University of Florida has the largest population of Jewish students of all public universities in the nation, and campus organizations continue to show solidarity and host events combating hate.

Vickie Cartwright was fired in the wake of a grand jury report on the school shooting after a late-night surprise motion by a board member appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The scale of the disruption is evident in a district-by-district analysis of test scores shared exclusively with AP. It found the average student lost half a school year in math and more than a quarter of a year in reading.

As the harmful effects of extended pandemic school closures become more apparent, some educators and parents are questioning decisions by districts to remain online long after evidence emerged that schools weren’t superspreaders.

The response comes after learning about a form the association requires students fill out before playing sports. It now includes questions about genitalia and menstrual cycles. There is concern health privacy could be violated.

The Palm Beach Post’s Katherine Kokal outlined how the move has worried some about how the private health data is stored and protected. In this interview, she discusses the issue.