Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas lauded the slain activist as a "champion of open civic discourse" who "reminds us that disagreement can and must remain peaceful, principled and constructive."

A federal judge rejected a First Amendment challenge to a 2023 decision by the Escambia County School Board to remove the book, which tells the story of two male penguins who raise a penguin chick.

More than 20 Sarasota campuses — including top-ranked Pine View — have lost enrollment over the past decade, leaving them vulnerable under a new state law that allows charter operators to seize unused space.

“One thing to be clear about – it’s reductive and misleading to frame this as science center versus infrastructure.”

The judge rejected First Amendment arguments raised by the authors of "And Tango Makes Three," adding the school board "simply decided students wanting this particular book will have to get it elsewhere.”

The state had more than 2,300 titles removed from shelves or restricted last school year, according to data released by a national free expression organization.

Betty Castor is here to talk about USF’s new president and Rep. Vern Buchanan offers insight on the impending government shutdown.

Current University of North Florida President Moez Limayem is USF's sole finalist. He was dean of the USF Muma College of Business from 2012-2022.

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The vote paves the way for the privately run schools to “co-locate” inside traditional public schools.

The University of Florida held steady at No. 7, Florida State rose to a record No. 19 and USF climbed to No. 36 among public universities.

USF alum Rob Higgins, who successfully led the Tampa Bay Sports Commission for two decades, shows his passion and commitment in an introductory "celebration."