Florida public schools

Recent changes to state law have empowered parents and residents to challenge school library books.

The Florida Department of Education has issued a “model policy” to help school districts carry out a controversial new law that allows volunteer chaplains.

Kelly Services, one of the country’s largest staffing agencies, says Florida doesn’t have enough substitute teachers headed into the new school year.

Three parents are challenging a Florida law that increased scrutiny of school-library books and instructional materials. They want to be able to challenge book removals.

Students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms as long as it's not part of instruction.

The bill would allow chaplains to act as counselors in public K-12 schools in Florida. The state has a shortage of school guidance counselors.

More than 1,000 Florida residents were surveyed about their beliefs about public education, public school funding, and who should call the shots in the state’s public schools.

HB 109 would allow municipalities to apply to convert public schools within city bounds into charters.

Two Florida school districts are looking to tackle this post-COVID problem by implementing two different approaches.

The senate passed a scaled back version. A previous version would've removed a requirement that third-grade students score adequately on an English-language arts exam to advance to fourth grade.