Record number of students to attend private schools using state vouchers
As classes resumed this week at Chesterton Academy of Orlando, most of the students who attend the private, faith-based โclassicalโ high school are receiving financial assistance through state-supported scholarships commonly known as vouchers.
Short on bus drivers, Orange County district asks parents to drive kids to first day of school
Orange County Public Schools placed a call to student families urging parents to drive their children to their first day of classes Thursday, if they could, in order lessen the local impact of a nationwide bus driver shortage.
Florida school districts grapple with AP course confusion
School district leaders across the state are taking a patchwork of approaches to a college-credit psychology course, as many high-school students head back to class this week amid a dustup between Gov. Ron DeSantisโ administration and the College Board.
Shakespeare and penguin book get caught in Floridaโs โDonโt Say Gayโ laws
Students in a Florida school district will be reading only excerpts from William Shakespeareโs plays for class rather than the full texts under redesigned curriculum guides that were developed, in part, to take into consideration a state law that restricts classroom materials with sexual content.
Union to โwait and seeโ if discipline crackdown translates to less violence against Brevard teachers
Starting with Sheriff Wayne Iveyโs livestream last year at the Brevard County jail and followed by months of divisive debate, the chair of Brevard Countyโs school board believes the district is benefiting from its tough conversations on student discipline.
See something, say something: Anonymous tip lines successful in stopping possible school threats, attackers
School districts around the country are working to beef up security measures. This school year, safety of students is top of mind more than ever. That's why school systems like Roanoke City are having to rethink the way they do things.
WATCH: Armed school โguardiansโ train in Lake County to stop active shooter
The sound of simulated gunfire echoed through the hallways and classrooms of Tavares High School this summer as armed school district employees, known as guardians, practiced tracking down and stopping an active school shooter.
โWe donโt stand by:โ Volusia schools outline security measures for students
With nearly 70,000 children heading back to school in Volusia County on Monday, district officials and Volusia County law enforcement assured parents that officers won't hesitate to enter school buildings in the event of an active shooter.
Elections could shift ideology of Brevard County school board
One of the most tense Brevard County school board meetings in recent years, parents and family members demonstrated against the districtโs transgender guidelines, which in 2021 read that all students were allowed to dress, access bathrooms and locker rooms and play sports consistent with their gender identity.