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This year's Florida Assessment of Student Thinking results show four Tampa-area districts received an A, but some parents and educators are not convinced the state's standards encourage excellence.

The Florida Department of Education cannot account for US$270 million it has spent through its school choice program. That’s according to a November 2025 state audit of the department.

In a telephone-only board meeting, the panel voted to require all students admitted to the state’s 28 colleges to be a U.S. citizen or “lawfully present in the United States.” The state colleges, once known as community colleges, must require students to present documentation before enrolling.

The latest findings by researchers at Harvard and Stanford are based on 2024-25 state test results, combined with national assessment data, to pinpoint trends in learning.

Districts have until May 18 to sign up for the new pilot program. The statewide implementation of the new course is slated for 2027-2028 school year.

Cursive writing will be a revived practice after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an amended teacher training and mentoring bill into law, which requires cursive instruction for Florida students in grades three through five.

The Florida Department of Education appointed a financial board to both Union and Glades counties' school districts to help with "operations, management and finances and to make recommendations for financial recovery."

Florida won’t enforce a plank of its constitution barring public funds from going to religious institutions, Attorney General James Uthmeier stated Thursday.

Florida’s public university leaders are consulting in-house and private-sector artificial intelligence experts to help formulate the state system’s approach to the technology.

On "The Florida Roundup," best-selling author James Patterson talks about increasing children's reading literacy, how parents can help and his thoughts on some of the state's educational policies.

Commissioner Stasi Kamoutsas' comments come after students across the state participated in walkouts protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE.

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