1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1596+ words) Frustrated, a Florida nursing student wrote to the state’s attorney general, explaining how they’d paid $16,500 to their school and completed their program months earlier but still did not have a diploma or transcript and so could not work as a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (545+ words) Florida’s Board of Governors voted to ban undocumented students from the state’s universities Thursday, making Florida the largest state in the country to keep that group from state-funded higher education. The decision, approved unanimously and with no discussion, states that…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (426+ words) Nathan Hoffman’s response (“School choice isn’t to blame for teacher pay. Bureaucracy is.”) to teachers’ union president Andrew Spar’s Aug. 30 commentary is notable for what it leaves out. Instead, Hoffman reframes the argument as an attack on parents, claiming that…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (639+ words) Orlando Sentinel It’s time to set the record straight on the state of Florida’s public education funding. A guest commentary published by the Sentinel on Sunday from the president of the Florida Education Association, Andrew Spar, ringing in the start…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (587+ words) Orlando Sentinel The first day of school is always filled with smiles, introductions and hope for the year ahead. Like every year, Florida’s public-school teachers, staff and administrators are focused on ensuring that every child is welcomed with open arms…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (485+ words) In 2025, the U.S. Department of Education said Florida “needed assistance” in implementing Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the federal law serving students with disabilities ages 3 through 21. This June, Florida moved into the stronger category: “meets requirements.” That…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (956+ words) Moms for Liberty, the notorious conservative group formed to fight COVID-19 mask mandates and then “pornographic” books and other culture-war topics, looks to be losing influence in Florida, the birthplace of the parents-rights organization. Across Florida, many candidates who shared…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (387+ words) Angie Gallo won election to the top county-wide seat on the Orange County School Board Tuesday evening and will now serve as chair helping to lead one of the largest school districts in the country. Orange County voters picked Gallo…...