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Duval Falls Below 100,000 Students as Florida Public School Enrollment Slides and Vouchers Surge
Education

Duval Falls Below 100,000 Students as Florida Public School Enrollment Slides and Vouchers Surge

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Florida Adopts Statewide AI Rules for K-12 Schools and Colleges
Education

Florida's New AI Rules for Schools: What Parents and Students Need to Know Before the 2027-28 School Year

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Research on a Florida District's Bell-to-Bell Phone Ban Shows Fewer Distractions and Better Attendance
Education

Research on a Florida District's Bell-to-Bell Phone Ban Shows Fewer Distractions and Better Attendance

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Florida Moves to Drop Four Required School Vaccines as the Public Comment Window Closes
Health

Florida Moves to Drop Four Required School Vaccines as the Public Comment Window Closes

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Central Florida School Districts Cut Hundreds of Jobs as Enrollment and State Dollars Slide
EducationCentral Florida

Central Florida School Districts Cut Hundreds of Jobs as Enrollment and State Dollars Slide

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Venice Teen Charged With Threatening a Mass Shooting as Florida's School Year Begins
Crime & CourtsSouthwest Florida

Venice Teen Charged With Threatening a Mass Shooting as Florida's School Year Begins

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Tampa Bay School Districts Ban Smart Glasses From Classrooms Over Recording and Cheating Concerns
EducationTampa Bay

Tampa Bay School Districts Ban Smart Glasses From Classrooms Over Recording and Cheating Concerns

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Florida Moves to Drop Four School Vaccine Requirements as Measles Cases Climb
Health

Florida Moves to Drop Four School Vaccine Requirements as Measles Cases Climb

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Students work at computers in a high school classroom
Education

Florida's Voucher Expansion Leaves Millions Unspent, Records Incomplete

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Florida Health Department Moves to Drop Four Vaccines From School Requirements
Health

Florida Health Department Moves to Drop Four Vaccines From School Requirements

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Cursive, Sports Transfers and Record Funding: Florida's New School Year Rules
Education

Cursive, Sports Transfers and Record Funding: Florida's New School Year Rules

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Florida's Bell to Bell Phone Ban Reaches Every District This Year
Education

Florida's Bell to Bell Phone Ban Reaches Every District This Year

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Half of Florida Children Who Need Mental Health Care Cannot Get It
Health

Half of Florida Children Who Need Mental Health Care Cannot Get It

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Florida Students Return to Bell-to-Bell Phone Bans and Mandatory Cursive Instruction
Education

Florida Students Return to Bell-to-Bell Phone Bans and Mandatory Cursive Instruction

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Florida Opens the 2026-27 School Year With $1.56 Billion for Teacher Pay and Fewer Classroom Vacancies
Education

Florida Opens the 2026-27 School Year With $1.56 Billion for Teacher Pay and Fewer Classroom Vacancies

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Florida School Vaccine Mandates Remain in Place as Exemptions Hit a Decade High
Health

Florida Advances Plan to Drop Four School Vaccine Requirements

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Florida Classrooms Reopen Under Tighter Phone Rules for 2026-27
Education

Florida Schools Open 2026-27 Year with Later Bells, New Safety Tools, and Fresh Leadership at the Top

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Florida Measles Cases Reach 155 This Year as Kindergarten Vaccination Rates Slide
Health

Florida Measles Cases Reach 155 This Year as Kindergarten Vaccination Rates Slide

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Florida Charter Schools Hit Record Enrollment as New Year Begins
Education

Florida Charter Schools Hit Record Enrollment as New Year Begins

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High school students work at lab tables in a classroom
Education

Florida Students Head Back to Class Under Expanded Cellphone Restrictions

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A vial of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine
Health

Florida Measles Cases Climb as School Vaccine Mandates Stay in Place

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Students board a yellow school bus on the first day of school
EducationSouthwest Florida

Florida Students Return to Class Under Dangerous Heat Advisories

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Florida Students Return to Class Under an Expanded School Cellphone Ban
Education

Florida Students Return to Classrooms Under the State's Expanded Cellphone Restrictions

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Florida Schools Reopen August 10 Under Expanded Classroom Cellphone Ban
Education

Florida Schools Reopen August 10 Under Expanded Classroom Cellphone Ban

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Florida Students Head Back to Class Under a Tougher Bell-to-Bell Phone Ban
Education

Florida Students Head Back to Class Under a Tougher Bell-to-Bell Phone Ban

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A teacher leads a lesson at a whiteboard
Education

Florida Opens a First-in-the-Nation Resiliency Endorsement for Teachers

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Florida Schools Brace for Tougher Cellphone Limits as Districts Prepare for the New Year
Education

Florida's Classroom Phone Rules Take Hold as the State Studies a Full-Day High School Ban

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Florida Expands Classroom Cellphone Ban to the Full School Day for Younger Students
Education

Florida Expands School Cell Phone Ban to the Full Day for K-8 as New Year Nears

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Florida Attorney General Subpoenas General Mills Over a Flour Additive Linked to Cancer
Health

Florida Attorney General Subpoenas General Mills Over a Flour Additive Linked to Cancer

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Florida Releases 2026 School Grades: 77% Earn an A or B
Education

Florida Releases 2026 School Grades: 77% Earn an A or B

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About 140 New Florida Laws Take Effect: What Changed on July 1
Politics

About 140 New Florida Laws Take Effect: What Changed on July 1

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Florida Reports Over 60% of Students Now at or Above Grade Level in Reading and Math
Education

Florida Reports Over 60% of Students Now at or Above Grade Level in Reading and Math

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Florida Reports Majority of Students Now Hit Grade Level in Reading and Math
Education

Florida Reports Majority of Students Now Hit Grade Level in Reading and Math

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Broward Schools Cut 300 Staff Positions to Close $90 Million Deficit
EducationSouth Florida

Broward Schools Cut 300 Staff Positions to Close $90 Million Deficit

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Rows of empty desks in a high school classroom
EducationCentral Florida

Brevard Public Schools to Cut Staffing by 7% as Falling Enrollment Squeezes the Budget

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Florida Launches FACT U.S. History Course as Homegrown Alternative to College Board's Advanced Placement Program
Education

Florida Launches FACT U.S. History Course as Homegrown Alternative to College Board's Advanced Placement Program

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DeSantis Signs Legislation Tightening Union Accountability and Expanding Teacher Bonuses for Florida Schools
Education

DeSantis Signs Legislation Tightening Union Accountability and Expanding Teacher Bonuses for Florida Schools

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