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Hillsborough avoids state takeover, Runcie walking away with $743,000, vaccines for kids 12-15, and more

Vaccines for children: The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 12 to 15 years old after reviewing trials that found the shots offered "100 percent efficacy and robust antibody responses." The shots could be available soon in schools, pharmacies, pediatricians' offices and elsewhere. "Today’s action allows... Read more »

Education choice making major advances in 2021

Our friends Jason Bedrick and Corey DeAngelis are in the business of keeping us apprised of school choice advances from states across the country, and business is booming. After DeAngelis’ post went live, Kansas lawmakers expanded their scholarship tax credit program, necessitating an update from Bedrick. In a year in which public school systems lost… Read more »

Corcoran applies at FSU, Hillsborough gets federal aid, book pulled, dress codes, face masks and more

Corcoran applies to FSU: Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran has reportedly confirmed that he's submitted an application to be considered for the president's job at Florida State University. The 56-year-old Corcoran is a former Florida House speaker who was appointed in December 2018 by Gov. Ron DeSantis to replace the retiring Pam Stewart as education commissioner.... Read more »

Runcie’s $700K severance, lobbying for vetoes, top educators, colleges back to normal in fall and more

The veto lobbyists: Even as Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bills approved by the Legislature into law, he's being lobbied intensely by advocates to veto others. Among those most targeted are the bill banning transgender females from competing in women high school and college sports, which DeSantis has said he will sign, and one that would... Read more »

DeSantis signs early learning bills, top principal and two teacher of year finalists named, and more

Early learning bills signed: A bill aimed at improving accountability in early education was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Ron DeSantis. A Division of Early Learning will be created within the Department of Education to oversee 30 regional voluntary pre-kindergarten programs, which have come under scrutiny after testing showed only about half of preschoolers... Read more »

DeSantis signs vaccine passport bill and suspends local COVID restrictions, dead bills and more

A new law and order: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Monday that bans schools and businesses from requiring proof of vaccinations before providing services, the so-called "vaccine passports," gives him the authority to override emergency orders issued by local governments and gives the Legislature the power to overrule pandemic orders issued by... Read more »

Session delivers victories for governor and Republicans, $101.5B budget approved, and more

Session successes, failures: Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republicans were the big winners in the 60-day legislative session, most observers of the session said after it adjourned Friday. Republican legislators delivered nearly everything DeSantis wanted or supported: expanded school choice, a ban on businesses and schools requiring so-called "vaccine passports," COVID liability protection for schools and... Read more »

Budget vote is today, Senate approves police training bill, transgender ban, paying athletes and more

Budget talk: Legislators are expected to approve the $101.5 billion state budget this afternoon and then adjourn the legislative session. Thursday, senators and representatives made their final preparations for the vote. After the budget is approved, it will go to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is expected to issue some line-item vetoes that will bring the... Read more »

Transgender ban revived by House and approved by Senate, vaccine passports, a subs crisis and more

Transgender ban revisited: The controversial ban against transgender females competing in women's sports in high schools and colleges was revived Wednesday by House Republicans, approved by the Senate and is now set to become part of Florida law. Earlier this month, the House passed H.B. 1475 but its companion bill in the Senate got sidetracked a... Read more »

Students remain on Florida’s education choice scholarship longer, but the myth remains

As the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program has grown, so has the value of the scholarships, the number of participating schools, parental satisfaction, and the number of years students remain in the program. Tall tales told by the program’s critics have grown, too. Among other errors, those critics continue to misstate a statistic regarding student… Read more »

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