StateImpact Florida

Not every high school student wants to or even needs to go to college, but graduating students without a college degree may have a hard time gaining entry…

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush became a Republican presidential candidate Monday. Education has been a signature issue for Bush. He helped start Florida’s...

It’s just a few dozen yards from the charter busses to the stately columns of the St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts entrance.Dozens of energetic 12- and…

A new program at Broward College has just eight students and seeks to train the next generation of South Florida artists and designers.The school hopes to…

Bills filed in the Florida House and Senate would require high school students to take a one-semester financial literacy course. But with just three weeks…

Testing experts say so far Florida's problems with its new statewide exam, the Florida Standards Assessments, are likely not serious enough for the...

A college education is generally considered a student's best shot at getting a good job these days, and it's often assumed most high schoolers are…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFXQcGLjgOsThis week, PBS is launching a new documentary series “180 Days."One of the films focuses on Hartsville, South…

It’s been 12 years since Florida voters passed the class size amendment, limiting the number of students in certain classes to between 18 and 25,…

Abuse. Drugs. Mental health issues.It’s tough enough for anyone to talk about those problems. It can be even harder for teens facing them for the first…

“Opt Out” groups are pushing back against what they say is too much standardized testing in Florida. The tests are changing as the state transitions to...

A 10th grader born in Haiti struggles to read in his class at Godby High School in Tallahassee. The student is more comfortable with Haitian Creole than…