Education

There have been dozens of student walkouts protesting the actions of ICE held at high schools throughout the state this month.

A key campus in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push for a conservative overhaul of the state’s higher-education system would see its physical footprint grow under the House budget.

An effort to expand the armed “school guardian” program to colleges and universities, following a deadly on-campus shooting near the Capitol last year, took another step forward in the House Tuesday.

A Florida Auditor General report concluded the state Department of Education's voucher management program is riddled with problems. Millions of taxpayer dollars for the program are unaccounted for, infuriating lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle.

During his final State of the State address this week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted the state's graduation rate for 2024-25 as the highest ever. Additionally, some significant gains have been reported across the northwest portion of the state.

Private school owners continue to face financial struggles after the state dramatically expanded the school voucher program in 2023 and struggled to pay them in timely fashion.

Governor Ron DeSantis has named two more members to the Florida Board of Education, and reappointed a third.

A National Council on Teacher Quality report found almost two-thirds of the state's teacher preparation programs need to work on attracting and graduating more diverse teacher candidates.

The Campus Guardian Angel CEO says the idea of using drones to protect school children came from conversations with Ukrainian soldiers.

The new standards the board voted for on Thursday offer deeper analysis of the topic, guidelines for specific courses, material for students with special needs and paves the way to find textbooks that are "aligned" with the curriculum. The board also unanimously voted to make Florida the first state to adopt the Phoenix Declaration, a playbook for education outlined by a conservative think tank.