Florida school choice advocates push back against union’s ‘frivolous’ voucher suit

Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas called the statewide union a “special interest group” on a “never-ending quest to harm students and families in our great state.”

by Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix May 18, 2026May 18, 2026

The state education commissioner and school choice advocates have clapped back at the Florida Education Association’s lawsuit.

Orlando Area News

UCF students boo commencement speaker over AI praise

“No, they’re saying Boo-urns”

by Chloe Greenberg May 11, 2026May 11, 2026

Florida News

Florida teachers union, parents sue state over crumbling public school system starved by state vouchers

Plaintiffs argued the state has failed to uphold students’ constitutional right to a high-quality education through the public school system.

by McKenna Schueler May 7, 2026May 7, 2026

Education

Florida average teacher pay remains at bottom of national data, union says

“When public dollars are diverted away from public schools, and teachers can’t afford to stay in the profession, it’s students who lose”

by Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

Florida News

Florida’s 28 state colleges remove sociology as general education course

The 12 state universities also recently removed the course

by Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix April 20, 2026April 20, 2026

Florida News

Florida seeks to bar undocumented immigrants from state colleges

Students would have to “provide clear and convincing documentation that he or she is a citizen of the United States or lawfully present in the United States,” before admission

by Ana Goñi-Lessan, News Service of Florida April 17, 2026April 17, 2026

Florida News

Florida rural school districts’ financial stress is the ‘canary in coal mine’

The distressed finances of two districts could be just an inkling of what’s to come, state leaders say, as enrollment continues to decline

by News Service of Florida April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

Florida News

Uthmeier says Florida can now fund religious charter schools, ‘encourage’ Christianity

The First Amendment doesn’t bar the states from “encouraging” religion, especially Christianity, Uthmeier asserts

by News Service of Florida April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

Florida News

Florida scraps sociology as a general education course at universities

The decision comes after state rulemakers and faculty tugged back and forth over what a sociology curriculum will look like

by Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix March 27, 2026March 27, 2026

News

Florida universities face DeSantis-backed freeze on H1-B visas

Florida’s university system decision-makers voted to pause H-1B visas at state universities until next year

by Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix March 3, 2026March 3, 2026

News

Florida adds Maduro overthrow to anti-communist curriculum

The Florida Education Association said the new communism curriculum included ‘ideologically charged rhetoric’ when it was adopted last fall

by Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix February 23, 2026February 23, 2026

Florida News

Bill to put cameras in special education classrooms moves ahead

The Florida bill seeks to provide an objective eye in situations in which students, particularly those who are nonverbal, might be abused or mistreated

by Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix February 5, 2026February 5, 2026