Alachua County School Board votes to challenge Newberry charter school conversion
Board members also heard from concerned teachers about the district's protocols for interactions with U.S. Immigration and ...
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Reaction to New Head of Labor Department
"With thousands of workers losing their lives each year, we need decisive action to prevent these tragedies," said the ...
Education Department cuts: Loss of money could affect 100,000 Palm Beach County students
The Education Department has announced that half of its workforce will be fired. Here's what kinds of federal money Palm ...
62 organizations urge Florida DOE to protect students, teachers from ICE actions
School organizations, religious groups and others across the state are calling on the florida department of education amid ...
LeBron Wire12d
Loss of U.S. Education Department money could affect half of Palm Beach County students
Closing the Department of Education could cost the Palm Beach County School District ... Key dates, holidays for Palm Beach ...
No cell-phone use by students on school campus? One Florida senator wants to try it
The bill, by Sen. Danny Burgess, would start a pilot program in six districts to ban students from using cell phones on ...
Florida schools say they’ll comply with federal push to eliminate DEI
Districts across Florida have been taking steps to adhere to the advice.
Gainesville19d
Questions remain despite state approval of Newberry charter school initiative
The Florida Department of Education's Charter School Review Commission approved the application to convert Newberry Elementary School into a public charter school. The decision comes despite ...
Washington Examiner21d
Trump puts Education Department official on leave following dismal NAEP report card
“Today, the Department placed Peggy Carr, Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) at IES who was appointed under the Biden Administration, on administrative leave ...
Tallahassee Democrat22d
Gov. DeSantis establishes Florida version of DOGE, will cut positions, audit universities
Ron DeSantis announced a Florida version of the Department of Government Efficiency ... Executive Director Chris Spencer and Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr., who is also in charge ...
Miami Herald27d
What will education look like under the Trump administration? Probably a lot like Florida
The Florida Department of Education said in a statement ... scores are the lowest in over two decades. Florida’s Commissioner of Education, Manny Diaz Jr., blamed the Biden administration ...
Inside Higher Ed27d
Who Is Kimberly Richey, the Nominee to Lead OCR?
Richey’s most recent role, which she took in summer 2023, was as a senior chancellor at the Florida Department of Education, a high-ranking position in the commissioner of education’s office. But ...