Education

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.

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.