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Governor Ron DeSantis has a proposal to end Florida’s current standardized testing program. A judge ruled against Florida's anti-riot Law. Is it enforceable anymore? Plus, a short film made in Miami tackles homelessness and mental health.

The battle over masks in schools escalates. Plus, a new theatrical production coming to the Arsht Center explores LGBTQ identity through dance.

More Florida school boards vote to require masks as the state follows through with the threat to hold back funding. And, how the state changed reporting COVID-19 deaths.

Many kids are feeling anxious about returning to school. Mental health providers say that kids with past trauma and pre-existing mental illness are the most vulnerable.

This year, face masks are on most parents' list of back-to-school supplies. But which ones are most effective? Here's how to choose the right one for your child.

Duval County Public Schools has joined the growing list of Florida school districts defying Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on school face mask mandates.

School districts around the country have seen incidents of anti-mask parents and protesters disrupting school board meetings and school events, and some are getting physically violent.

A legal tug of war is playing out in Texas, while Florida districts that enforce mask mandates could risk a state investigation and lost funding. Here's where the school masking battles stand.

In a 28-page court document filed Tuesday, the parents’ attorneys wrote that the governor’s power “is not absolute; it is limited by the Florida Constitution” and said the lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis, the State Board of Education, the state Department of Education and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran should not be dismissed.

The State Board of Education approved an emergency rule Friday that will allow students who experience what officials labeled COVID-19 “harassment” to use state-backed vouchers to transfer to private schools or to move to different public schools or districts.

We are dedicating the entire program today to hear from teachers from all over South Florida as they get ready to start the school year.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he would sign an executive order that would basically strike down a mask mandate imposed this week by Broward schools.