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Miami-Dade and Broward County public schools, two of the nation’s largest school districts, will be getting $5.2 million in federal funding to support mental health services, U.S. Congresswoman Frederica Wilson announced Saturday.

Florida officials are plowing ahead with a proposal to roll back certain vaccine mandates for the state's schoolchildren. That is after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis called for the state to become the first in the nation to eliminate all school vaccination requirements.

The publishers sell textbooks and other learning materials to K-12 schools throughout the country.

All parents are eligible for public funds to help pay for nonpublic education since state lawmakers have dramatically expanded access to the scholarships in recent years.

Praised by retailers, derided as a gimmick by critics, Florida on Friday will start a month-long sales-tax "holiday" for back-to-school shoppers, along with eliminating sales taxes on other types of items.

A new report found the need for critical thinking, data analysis and problem-solving skills goes beyond traditional "math-heavy" fields, such as STEM professions.

In a statement released late Friday night, as the 60-day legislative session came to an end, the Florida Education Association said the Legislature and governor’s actions have led to a decline in SAT scores and reading and math scores and a teacher and staff shortage.

Florida voters approved 2 of four ballot measures proposed by the Legislature, putting hunting and fishing rights in the state Constitution and making a property-tax change. But proposals backed by Republican lawmakers to hold partisan school-board elections and end public financing of political campaigns fell short.

Despite the suggestive sound of its name, PragerU is a content creator, not a university. Its short, well-produced videos appeal to college students and young people. And it has big plans to grow.

Politifact Florida found that none of the books on Pink’s 13-title list has been banned statewide. Ten have been temporarily or permanently removed or restricted from shelves in at least one Florida school district, reports said.

A Florida House panel backed a proposal that would set start times for high schools and middle schools that would be more in tune with teens’ natural rhythms.

Using public money to send kids to private school— does it work? Is it too expensive? The debate over school vouchers continues once again.