Florida Schools

The change comes after a legislative session that for the most part championed the rights of students with disabilities.

The publishers sell textbooks and other learning materials to K-12 schools throughout the country.

The judge ruled the law is unconstitutional as it infringes on the First Amendment rights of students.

Once again, a summer wave is spiking across the country and in Florida. While numbers remain far below pandemic peaks, low vaccination rates could fuel a wider spread to vulnerable family members.

This week on "Florida Matters," we get a peek inside the backpack as another school year across the greater Tampa Bay region is underway.

The federal government filed the Hendry County lawsuit in 1970, long after the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling but as desegregation legal battles continued in the South and other parts of the country.

Florida has been experiencing a statewide teacher shortage made worse by the pandemic and low teacher pay.

After nearly a month, the federal government is releasing billions of dollars it had under review. The money pays for services like teacher training, English language instruction, adult education and academic enrichment.

The federal government has frozen $396 million in funding for Florida schools and other educational groups.

A spokesperson said the Florida Department of Financial Services is processing an initial round of checks in the amount of $21,253.98 to 926 approved applicants.

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

The court decision backed the Leon County school system in a dispute about a student wanting to express a gender identity and use pronouns the child's parents didn't support.