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Florida campus protests escalate, state 50th in average teacher pay, student dies on bus, and more

Protests escalate: Dozens of people have been arrested on state college campuses during pro-Palestinian demonstrations this week. At the University of South Florida on Tuesday, campus police dispersed a group of 80 to 100 protesters with tear gas and arrested 10, and five students were also arrested for protesting at Florida State University. Protests were... Read more »

Enrollment decline predicted in Miami-Dade, Duval considers merging 2 elementaries, and more

Around the state: Miami-Dade school officials are projecting a 4,000-student decline in enrollment next year because of the state's universal vouchers program, Duval's school board will vote Tuesday on a proposal to merge two underenrolled elementary schools, Martin County school officials have offered teachers a contract that will add $85 in base pay for every... Read more »

No charges in Broward caps and gowns query, Miami-Dade project combines school and housing for staff, voucher funding, and more

Around the state: Prosecutors are declining to bring charges in an inquiry into a Broward schools contract with a provider of caps and gowns, a Miami-Dade project is underway that will combine an expanded middle school and 200 affordable apartments for school employees, adding funding to a state scholarship program for special needs students is part... Read more »

Pay hikes, school replacements, National Blue Ribbon honors, transportation changes and more

Broward: School employees here will be soon receiving bigger paychecks after the school board approved an agreement with workers unions. Under the deal, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, police officers and other school support staff will be paid 5.5% more, at least for the next four years. That’s after the county’s voters passed a tax referendum in… Read more »

Alachua districtwide school rezoning proposed, Polk board member fined for campaign violations, more school bus problems in Duval, and more

Around the state: Hundreds of Alachua County students would change schools under a districtwide rezoning proposal submitted by Superintendent Shane Andrew, a first-term Polk County School Board member has been fined $1,250 by the Florida Elections Commission for violations of election laws on fund-raising, 350 people marched to the Miami-Dade County School Board meeting Wednesday... Read more »

Site of 2018 Parkland school shooting to be demolished, school book challenges, 11,000 Florida teachers get civics bonuses, and more

Around the state: The Broward school building where 17 students and staff members were murdered in 2018 will soon be demolished, Pinellas schools will go ahead with a review of 87 books despite a letter of protest from their authors, Orange school officials are rejecting several literature classics because they contain sexual content that may... Read more »

Property insurance costs soar for districts, textbook review volunteers, superintendent search, dress codes, and more

Around the state: Property insurance rates are skyrocketing for school districts in Florida, more than 1,500 people apply to join school book review committees in Miami-Dade County, Brevard's updated dress code bars students from wearing anything that "emulates non-human characteristics," a Jacksonville NAACP official worries that Duval's superintendent search could be focusing on a single... Read more »

DOE proposes rules to comply with new state laws, book about Billie Jean King challenged in Leon, new superintendents, and more

Around the state: New rules placing restrictions on "adult live performances" at field trips, prohibiting school districts from using the social-media app TikTok, and allowing parents to control "any deviation from their child’s legal name" in schools were proposed Tuesday by the Florida Department of Education, a Leon County mother is challenging a book about... Read more »

Broward approves reorganization plan but kills clear backpacks, new leader in Osceola, USF trustees OK $340M football stadium, and more

Around the state: Broward school board members reluctantly agreed Tuesday to a sweeping administrative reorganization plan from the interim superintendent just a day before a new superintendent is expected to be chosen, Broward board members also agreed to kill a proposal to require clear backpacks for the next school year, Osceola's school board chooses a... Read more »

Student earns record-breaking GPA, yearbook debate, legislator tapped as president and more

Miami-Dade: Students in this district wrapped classes on Wednesday. While summer vacation is here, the district grappled with challenges during the school year that included a teachers union protest and figuring out compliance with new laws. “Connect and inspire, and to me, that’s what this school year was all about,” said Superintendent Dr. Jose Dotres at… Read more »

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