Education

The state Board of Education appointed Anastasios Kamoutsas, who served as general counsel and chief staff for the state's Education Department before moving to the governor's office.

According to a proposed contract posted on the school's website, Johnson's salary would be making $150,000 more than her predecessor,

The law prohibits cellphone use throughout the school day in elementary and middle schools and creates a pilot program that prevents cellphone use in some high schools.

Florida was the first state to pass a law regulating use of cellphones in schools in 2023 and has another bill awaiting the governor's signature this year. Alaska and Nebraska just became the 25th and 26th.

The four finalists will visit the campus, and the Board of Trustees will vote on Friday.

The Legislature passed a bill barring elementary and middle school students from using cellphones during the school day and testing the idea in high schools.

The measure would make cursive writing mandatory in elementary schools during the next academic year, citing brain development and cultural heritage.

The cohort of 12 helped shape the new program, which was launched four years ago to address the state's critical nursing shortage.

Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka says the proposal would not cut funding by half but instead return that money to districts through other sources. Many school district officials disagree with that characterization.

The Republican-controlled chamber passed two bills along party lines to carry out President Donald Trump’s directive to rename what has been known as the Gulf of Mexico for centuries.

The bills would mandate automated defibrillators on campus, require athletes to take an EKG and allow school nurses to administer medicine to a student having a diabetic emergency.