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The Florida Policy Institute says the vouchers cost the state $4 billion this school year.
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Florida continues to lead the country in pulling books from school libraries, according to the American Library Association and the advocacy group PEN America.
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Yvonne zum Tobel, freelance reporter for WLRN, said there are currently between 4,000 and 5,000 teacher vacancies in Florida.
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Florida’s school safety data dashboard is one of the most comprehensive in the US. A school safety researcher explains how schools and parents can use it.
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The board's resolution defines sex as male or female, acknowledges the importance of single-sex bathrooms and directs the superintendent to consider no policy changes while legal challenges play out.
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Under the new rules, students must be allowed to use pronouns and bathrooms that align with their gender identity among other changes.
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More than 1,000 Florida residents were surveyed about their beliefs about public education, public school funding, and who should call the shots in the state’s public schools.
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A major proposal slashing rules on everything from how teachers are certified, hired and paid, to rolling back some of the state’s standardized testing system, has cleared a major hurdle, but the House and Senate differ on how far they should go.
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A proposed constitutional amendment requiring partisan elections for school board members on or after November 2026 is on this year's ballot. The measure would also apply to the primaries for the 2026 general election.
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Miami-Dade County Public Schools was the only school district in South Florida to earn an "A" letter grade last year, according to school grades released by the Florida Department of Education. It's the first year the ratings reflect the state's new testing system of "progress monitoring".
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Florida Republican lawmakers voiced confidence in their estimated costs for the state’s newest expansion of school vouchers, but they’re setting aside money just in case those estimates are off.
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Palm Beach County School Board approves new budget, West Palm Beach to reduce tax rate