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Legends Academy Charter School closes after more than two decades
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (110+ words) Legends Academy Charter School closes after more than two decades'WKMG Legends Academy Charter School closes after more than two decades More than 200 students at an Orlando charter school will have to find a new place to learn in 2026. Central Florida…...
OpenAI is hiring a 'Head of Preparedness' to help with impacts of technology
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (124+ words) OpenAI is hiring a 'Head of Preparedness' to help with impacts of technology'WKMG OpenAI is hiring a 'Head of Preparedness' to help with impacts of technology Orlando Science Center: 4 floors of hands'on fun, real rainforest and big'idea play USPS changes…...
5 Florida cities among 20 best college towns in US, but top 2 may surprise you
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (195+ words) ORLANDO, Fla. " Florida cities landed five spots on WalletHub's new list of the nation's top 20 college towns, underscoring the state's growing influence in higher education and student life, according to an article from Business Insider. The personal-finance website analyzed more…...
Why AI, and a student with a clarinet, put a Seminole County school on lockdown
1+ week, 6+ day ago (624+ words) SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. " News 6 is learning it was more than a clarinet that put a middle school in Seminole County on lockdown earlier this month. On Dec. 9, police rushed to Lawton Chiles Middle School after an AI weapons detection system…...
Lake Howell High School lockdown lifted after hoax threat, district says
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (128+ words) Haley Coomes, Digital Journalist WINTER PARK, Fla. " Lake Howell High School in Seminole County was placed under a brief lockdown Wednesday morning following what officials later determined was a hoax threat. Around 8:30 a.m., the school initiated a Code Red lockdown, which…...
Orange County school district moves forward with possible closure of 7 schools
2+ week, 1+ day ago (442+ words) ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. " Orange County Public Schools is moving forward with a plan that could result in the closure of seven schools as district leaders cite declining enrollment and rising operational costs. After several hours of discussion Tuesday night, the…...
Orange County consolidation plan could lead to closure of 7 schools
3+ week, 2+ day ago (462+ words) ORLANDO, Fla. " Citing a "significant decline in student enrollment," Orange County Public Schools is considering consolidating several schools, which could lead to the closure of as many as seven schools, the district said. The Orange County School Board will hold…...
Florida universities are cutting their programs. Here’s the full list so far
4+ week, 4+ hour ago (165+ words) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. " Several universities in the Sunshine State have ended some of their degree programs following reviews by state officials, according to a spokeswoman for the State University System of Florida. In a message to News 6 this week, SUSF Director…...
Oklahoma university instructor on leave after failing Bible-based essay on gender
4+ week, 16+ hour ago (551+ words) An instructor at the University of Oklahoma has been placed on leave after a student complained that she received a failing grade on a paper that cited the Bible to assert that the "belief in multiple genders" was "demonic." Samantha…...
Northwestern to pay $75 million in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (346+ words) Northwestern University has agreed to pay $75 million to the U.S. government in a deal with the Trump administration to end a series of investigations and restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal research funding. President Donald Trump's administration had cut…...