Florida Board of Education

Schools of Hope were initially meant to serve children in impoverished areas where student performance is low. That expanded last year to allow charters to take up space in nearly any school with unused space.

Commissioner Stasi Kamoutsas' comments come after students across the state participated in walkouts protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE.

Lee Grant is one of the last surviving actors to be blacklisted during the anti-communist Red Scare.

The new standards say using terms like "McCarthyism" and "Red Scare" is slander against anti-communists.

The Florida Board of Education approved new standards, setting up textbook publishers and educators to implement them in the 2026-27 school year.

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

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.

A new rule now requires school districts to make training available to parents and guardians on the use of FortifyFL, an app where anonymous tips can be submitted about suspicious activities.

Florida joins a list of at least 30 other states that allow high schoolers to engage in NIL deals.

The State Board of Education approved the changes as Florida challenges a Biden administration rule that would help carry out Title IX.

After a challenge to a law critics dub "Don't Say Gay," students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction. Both sides claimed victories in the settlement.

Carrying out parts of a controversial 2023 law, the State Board of Education on Wednesday approved rules that will prevent colleges from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and remove a sociology class from a list of "core" courses.