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Stricter phone ban in Florida schools gets unanimous support in House committee
‘When you say, “It’s the law,” it just kind of ends the conversation there’
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Florida Senate moves forward with bill to repeal later school start times
School districts have said they are struggling to comply because of issues such as needing to buy buses and find bus drivers
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After passing bill requiring later start times for Florida schools, lawmakers now want to repeal it
The requirements are slated to take effect in 2026, but as the deadline has neared, districts have said they are struggling to comply
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Florida school book lawsuit gets green light from federal judge
The case also names as defendants members of the Orange County and Volusia County school boards
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UCF students organize events for Black History Month since the university won’t acknowledge it
The University of Central Florida has publicly celebrated Black History Month in the past. Not this year
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Rick Scott has yet to comment on DeSantis repealing in-state tuition for Dreamers
The law is now scheduled to go into effect on July 1
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DeSantis says Florida universities shouldn’t admit immigrants living in the state illegally
‘For those students who are currently enrolled, the vast majority of them — they will drop out of school,’ predicted Orange County Democratic Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith
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Orlando students barred from GOP Rep. Susan Plasencia’s office
Orange County sheriff’s deputies greeted activists protesting a proposed tuition hike for undocumented students
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Orange County Public Schools to provide three weeks paid maternity leave for staff
The leave offer was a priority of the Orange County teachers’ union during last year’s contract negotiations
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Florida public schools drop in reading and math performance, federal report says
Education Commissioner Manny Diaz argues private schools should have been included in the data
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Orlando area Rep. Maxwell Frost among Democrats denied entrance into the Dept. of Education building
President Donald Trump has called for closing down the department
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Florida Gov. DeSantis’ education budget targets teacher pay, maintains low tuition
The budget proposes nearly $30 billion for K-12 education and a $222 per student funding increase for next school year
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Florida universities prepare for $22.5 million annual costs from NCAA settlement
State Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. said an ‘arms race’ is underway as some universities outside Florida have already started to address the pending changes
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Florida faculty, students urge public to oppose purge of general education courses from state schools
The Florida Board of Governors, a body that oversees the state’s public higher education system, will meet to approve the updated Gen Ed course list on Thursday.
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New Florida bill targets start time requirements for middle and high schools
The requirements have faced concerns from school districts about issues such as bus schedules
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Florida college professors file federal lawsuit over DeSantis’ DEI restrictions
Plaintiffs say the restrictions are ‘punishing educators and students for expressing differing and disfavored viewpoints’
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Florida senator wants to ban enrollment of undocumented students at some Florida schools
The proposal would also get rid of an in-state tuition waiver for undocumented students that was championed by Florida Republicans a decade ago.
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DeSantis defends college board appointee who criticizes women prioritizing their careers
Scott Yenor details his views against same-sex relationships, including that LGBTQ+ practices bring ‘dreaded diseases’
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Lawsuit over Florida school’s refusal to hang ‘Satan Loves the First Amendment’ banners will go to trial
Activist Timothy ‘Chaz’ Stevens, a minister of The Church of Satanology and Perpetual Soiree, filed the lawsuit
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Thieves steal $107,625 from UCF in sophisticated hacking scheme
By the time the university noticed 12 days later that it had been victimized, nearly all the money had vanished
