Adding athletics is expected to attract up to 150 student-athletes interested in STEM studies who may not have considered the Lakeland school beforehand.

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," we discuss why Hillsborough County schools are adding vape detectors in high schools and how it works.

School choice expansions in recent years have given parents more options for their children. This has led to an increase in "micro schools" in Florida. One such school in New Port Richey bases many of its classes around nature.

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," Charles "Coach Chuck" Price spoke about how his "Felons Ain't Failures" program and podcast got started, his passion for recidivism and more.

The proposal requires preeminent state universities to reserve 95% of new fall undergraduate enrollments to students from Florida, an increase from the current 90% requirement for all universities.

State officials say they will try to root out abuses in the H-1B program during the moratorium, but can make exceptions if they find a critical need for workers.

Florida public employee unions are warning a bill moving through the Legislature would undermine them. Supporters say it raises accountability.

Last year, the state eliminated a tuition benefit that let students receive in-state tuition, regardless of their immigration status.

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the 32-acre Sarasota-Manatee campus of USF to be given to New College of Florida, where he installed a new board of trustees in 2023.

The state does a periodic review and makes recommendations about programs that should be considered for removal. Each university then decides whether to make changes.

More than 500 foreigners were employed as of last year at Florida public and private universities under the program.

The Lee County School System completed a review and disciplinary process for the student walkouts that occurred Feb. 4-6. The majority of students got warnings and no credit for class assignments.