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Bills aimed at reducing regulations on public schools began moving forward this week, as a key panel approved changes such as eliminating testing requirements to get high-school diplomas.

There’s only one day left for lawmakers to decide what the state of testing will be in Florida’s public schools. It's now up to the House to decide what…

Florida lawmakers are preparing to wrap several education policy issues into a single deal—what’s often called a “train” bill in legislative parlance. The…

As the Florida legislature weighs whether to make recess mandatory for elementary schoolers, the Leon County School board is trying to get ahead. School…

New Leon County School Board member Rosanne Wood sees opportunity in recent moves to expand recess in schools. Florida lawmakers are trying again to pass…

Remember those school yard days of monkey bars and tetherball filling the recess time? In Florida, that time is optional for schools and districts. And…