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Florida’s new schools commissioner promises to prevent students from being ‘indoctrinated’ in fiery speech
Kamoutsas is the former deputy chief of staff for Gov. Ron DeSantis
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Three new education-related rules are in the works for Florida public schools
Included in the rules are requirements for training teachers to respond to children experiencing allergic reactions
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Florida students’ math and reading scores rise in 2025
End-of-year testing results show Florida students were more proficient in math and reading than a year ago
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Florida falls in child wellbeing rankings after reading and math scores drop
Florida ranked 19th best in the education category in 2025. Last year, the state ranked 5th in education.
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Florida urges court to reconsider decision against parents who don’t support child’s pronoun use at school
The state officials’ brief described the panel ruling as ‘disastrous for parents everywhere’
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Florida lawmakers approve bill banning cell phone use during school day
The cell-phone change was included in a broader education bill that passed in the final hours of the last scheduled night of this year’s legislative session
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Florida wrestles with whether to ban phones in more schools
Two of Florida’s largest school districts in Orange County and Broward County have strengthened the restriction, banning phone use for the entire school day
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Florida bill would allow high schoolers to graduate without passing algebra or English final exams
The bill looks to ‘level the playing field amid other school choice options,’ Senate President Ben Albritton said
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Florida bill would require elementary students to learn cursive
‘Cursive writing plays a crucial role in everyday life,’ bill sponsor Toby Overdorf told the committee
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Florida lawmakers advance measure clarifying what makes school books ‘harmful to minors’
It builds on a 2023 law granting school boards authority to remove books parents challenge as being ‘pornographic’
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Florida lawmakers approve bills to remove ‘Gulf of Mexico’ from state laws, school books
Sen. Nick DiCeglie, an Indian Rocks Beach Republican, called the gulf’s name change ‘patriotic’
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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 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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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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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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755,000 Florida kids didn’t have enough food during past two summers, according to report
The report published Monday urges state lawmakers to opt into SUN Bucks, a federal summer program that gives low-income families financial assistance for food
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Florida’s controversial pronoun law debate could extend to cities and counties
Lobbyist John Labriola said he hopes the issue will be considered during this year’s legislative session, which will start March 4
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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