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The proposal (HJR 31) will go on the 2024 ballot and, if approved by voters, would do away with a requirement that school-board candidates run without party labels
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The bills passed by the House and moving through the Senate would require middle schools to start no earlier than 8 a.m. and high schools no earlier than 8:30 a.m. by 2026.
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The State Board of Education will consider a proposal that would prohibit teachings on sexual orientation, gender identity except in public schools except during health lessons.
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After taking the Owls to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament for the first time in its history, Florida Atlantic University's men's basketball coach Dusty May has just signed a renewal contract — and outgoing star player Michael Forrest expects even more success for the team.
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The event comes as state lawmakers seek to limit what topics can be taught at Florida's public colleges and universities.
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The 2023 Florida Legislative session continues to ramp up with the latest approval of four education bills in House, including those on partisan school board races and expanded sex ed ban
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Tom Edwards says his opposition to the law that restricts classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity, and to the state's school voucher expansion program, has made him a target for his conservative opponents.
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After published reports that it was banned, Pinellas County is reviewing "Ruby Bridges," which chronicles a 6-year-old's school integration in New Orleans during the 1960s.
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The tenure-review portion of a Florida Senate bill has generated controversy, as opponents contend that review processes already exist — and that the review revamp sends the wrong message to university faculty members.
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A Florida law that allows kids who were brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents, to qualify for in-state tuition, could be on the chopping block.
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The Florida Board of Education discussed efforts to distribute money approved by the Legislature, including $800 million earmarked in this year’s state budget for raising teacher salaries in some school districts.
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This year is expected to set a record for the number of book bans by public school libraries, so many people are finding creative ways to make banned books available to young readers outside schools.