Education

The system serves hundreds of thousands of students and costs billions. On "The Florida Roundup," Politico reporter Andrew Atterbury breaks down the legal challenge and why homeschooling is a major factor.

It alleges nearly $5 billion in taxpayer dollars are being sent to private schools and charter schools via the Family Empowerment Scholarship, which aren't held to the same standards or oversight as traditional public schools.

The Florida Department of Education on Tuesday unveiled a new high school U.S. history course eligible for college credit, designed as an alternative to the existing Advanced Placement course.

The Florida Legislature sent four education bills to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk Thursday, part of a batch of 16 measures he received.

How laughter and wagging tails are calming finals week anxiety at UWF's John C. Pace Library

When adjusted for inflation, the average teacher salary decreased by an estimated 4.6% over the past decade, according to a new report.

Months after the state’s auditor general found a "myriad of accountability challenges" with Florida’s K-12 school voucher system, the Legislature failed to pass a bill providing better oversight of the $4 billion program.

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.