Charter schools are public schools often run by private operators. Lawmakers in 2017 created the schools of hope program to serve children in areas with “persistently low-performing” traditional public schools.

Almost 1.8 million Florida K-12 students attended a school of choice during the 2023-24 school year.

Support for USF Sarasota-Manatee came from students, faculty, former leaders of the campus and members of the business community.

The U.S. Department of Labor wants to end the program for low-income 16-to-24-year-olds, but a judge has issued a temporary injunction against that until a hearing on June 17. These students say Jobs Corp changed their lives.

The yearslong dispute is about whether the school should have been barred from offering a prayer over a stadium loudspeaker before an FHSAA football championship game.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has reappointed Mori Hosseini and Fred Ridley to the University of Florida Board of Trustees.

Angela Suggs, a former CEO of the Florida Sports Foundation, is facing multiple charges after she was accused of financial misconduct during her previous role.

Norín Dollard, director of Kids Count and a senior analyst for the Florida Policy Institute, said the rankings are relative, but they do reveal areas that can be improved.

The new attraction in Winter Haven gets kids close to marine life for thrills and education.

The case, one of numerous similar disputes in Florida, centers on fees students paid for services during the pandemic shutdown. The judge ruled USF's Board of Trustees was entitled to sovereign immunity.

It's one of more than 120 affected nationwide after the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the program, which provides housing, training and assistance, is not effective and costs too much.

Since Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a new slate of trustees in early 2023, the small liberal arts college has undergone a dramatic transformation — eliminating its Gender Studies program, reshaping student life, and launching a costly new athletics department.