By Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida A federal judge has rejected much of a lawsuit challenging restrictions that Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature placed on public-employee unions—but a fight will continue about a ban on deducting union dues from workers’ paychecks. Chief... Continue Reading
By Libby Stanford Vice President Kamala Harris is days away from choosing her running mate in the 2024 presidential election, and a number of her top contenders have extensive K-12 policy records. So far, the vice president and likely Democratic nominee’s leading candidates for the job... Continue Reading
A recent national survey by Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) reports that among parents' top concerns for their children's health is their mental health, but less than 20% of parents indicated awareness of all the mental health resources and services schools provide to support children's mental... Continue Reading
By Gray Rohrer Tallahassee Democrat STATE Florida back-to-school sales tax holiday starts Monday, runs 2 weeks Gray Rohrer Tallahassee Democrat Parents, start your shopping carts: Florida’s back to school sales tax holiday begins Monday at midnight and runs through Aug.... Continue Reading
By Brittany Misencik Pensacola News Journal Escambia County Public Schools is planning to build a new school about a third of a mile away from Beulah Elementary School. “It will take us about six months to go through all the preliminaries after purchasing that property, and then you got... Continue Reading
By Christy Grimes Illegal school bus passing continues to be a major problem across the United States, despite the penalties in place for passing motorists. The National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS) released results from its 12th annual survey on... Continue Reading
By Jeffrey S. Solochek With students’ return to classes just weeks away, officials at two Tampa Bay area school districts say they’re having a much easier time hiring teachers than in the past few years. The Pinellas County district reported having 74 vacancies at the end of the... Continue Reading
By Owen Girard The Broward County School Board unanimously passed a near-total ban of cellphone use amongst all students in the district. The proposal, which was voted on during the board’s Tuesday meeting, will go into effect at the beginning of the upcoming school year. The original... Continue Reading
By Evie Blad These teachers hope to trade grade books for gold medals. American educators will be among the 10,500 athletes who compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics, which start with an opening ceremony July 26, and the 4,400 competitors in the Paris Paralympics, which start Aug. 28. Any athlete... Continue Reading
By Tom Cardamone Does anyone remember making mixtapes or mix CDs for a friend or yourself? Every second counted. Right? You didn’t want a lot of space between each track, and the songs needed to flow smoothly into one another to incorporate a flooding of different emotions. I was reminded... Continue Reading
Two Central Florida schools are evaluating the pros and cons of an extended school year. Students and teachers at Wyomina Park Elementary in Ocala returned to school on Monday, nearly a month earlier than usual. Challenger 7 Elementary in Cocoa is also starting a new year-round... Continue Reading
Alaijah Brown Three public schools in Madison County will eventually be closing their doors after the school board recently voted to shutter any that aren't generating enough state money to operate and have less than 250 students enrolled. "It is a very difficult and emotional decision to... Continue Reading
