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The bill provides $45 million in grants to secure Jewish schools and institutions and other places that could be vulnerable to hate crimes.
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A recent Gallup report found Gen Z students rank affordability and career preparedness as the most important factors when considering where to pursue higher education.
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Ashlee K. Thomas, a local playwright, tells us about her musical The Busy Bees’ Great Adventure playing at the Arsht Center. It's about a group of bees on a quest to learn about the environmental crisis. Public schools worked together to build a whole curriculum around the show
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Florida approved Ramsey's textbook, just as a new state law came into effect requiring a financial literacy course in order for incoming freshmen in high school to graduate.
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Under the new law, middle and high school students must learn about 9/11 for at least 45 minutes in their social studies class.
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The changes to the Hillsborough curriculum guides were made with legislation prohibiting classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in mind — laws that critics refer to as "Don't Say Gay."
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Months after access to a popular children’s book about a male penguin couple hatching a chick was restricted at school libraries because of Florida’s so-called Don’t Say Gay law, a central Florida school district says it has reversed that decision.
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Vice President Kamala Harris said some states have tried "to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history." Her spokesperson cited two examples — and one of them doesn’t back up her claim.
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The College Board says schools in Florida should not offer its Advanced Placement course in psychology to students, citing guidance from state officials to exclude content on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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After the School District of Palm Beach County agreed to pay nearly half a million dollars to resolve a lawsuit over its use of the Baker Act on students, some advocates want more protections for children.
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A federal appeals court rejected a lawsuit alleging the University of Miami should refund money to students because of a campus shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Florida has adopted new African American History and Social Students standards but that's not assuaging concerns the state is watering down African American history. Disagreement remains over what should and shouldn’t be included.