Around the state: Orange County voters will be asked in November to renew a half-cent sales tax for school construction, all Broward high schools are getting metal detectors in the fall, six semifinalists are chosen for the superintendent's job in Duval County, a pay study in Bay schools shows teachers are compensated fairly compared to... Read more »
Around the state: A Leon County judge orders Florida State University into mediation with the Atlantic Coast Conference to try to settle dueling lawsuits over the school's intent to leave the conference, Florida High School Athletic Association board members are considering a proposal to sanction competitive video gaming, a paraprofessional at a Marion County elementary... Read more »
Around the state: Broward school Superintendent Peter Licata is retiring for health reasons after just 10 months on the job, Broward's school board reaches an agreement to pay charter schools an undisclosed amount of money from a 2018 tax referendum, former Florida governor and U.S. senator Bob Graham has died at the age of 87,... Read more »
DeSantis pushes HB 1285: Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he will sign a bill that limits school book challenges and speeds up the process of converting long-struggling public schools into charter schools. He hasn't received HB 1285 from the Legislature yet, he said at a news conference in Escambia County, but will sign it quickly... Read more »
Around the state: Godby High School in Tallahassee reopens today after a severe storm caused flooding in 80 percent of the buildings on campus last week, Volusia's superintendent said using federal pandemic funds for recurring expenses has created financial issues for the district, Pinellas County's school superintendent is emphasizing field trips as a way to... Read more »
Around the state: New College of Florida trustees award a $200,000 incentive bonus to President Richard Corcoran, Godby High School in Tallahassee is closed today after 80 percent of the campus was flooded during Thursday's severe storm, an investment company founder is donating $9 million to pay for high-dosage math tutoring for students in grades... Read more »
Around the state: Broward school board members are being asked to rescind the average 4 percent raises they approved for teachers in February, the storm system moving through north Florida is closing several school districts today and delaying start times at several others, about 30 Duval schools are now on the list for possible closure... Read more »
Pronouns law injunction: A federal judge has blocked the state from enforcing a law that requires teachers to use pronouns aligning with their sex assigned at birth. Katie Wood, a transgender Hillsborough County teacher, and AV Schwandes, a nonbinary teacher fired last year by Florida Virtual School, had challenged the constitutionality of the 2023 law... Read more »
Around the state: Lee Superintendent Christopher Bernier is resigning effective today, many students around the state got an eye's-on science lesson during Monday's solar eclipse, Duval school officials say their deal with the county bus system to provide rides for students has been a success, the cost of attending and living on the University of... Read more »
Around the state: The state's schools have made their preparations for this afternoon's solar eclipse and experts say the state has a 45 percent to 75 percent chance of a "maximum partial eclipse," a state representative has been named president of State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota, Pinellas' superintendent is asking the school board to approve... Read more »
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