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The Leon County school board votes Tuesday on whether two new charter schools can open in the district. An emotional debate from the last school board…
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A night of emotional back and forth has not yielded a decision as to whether two new charter schools can open in Leon County for the coming school…
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Leon County Schools’ Charter Review Committee has accepted proposals for two new charter schools to open next year – but the superintendent is advising…
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The stakes just became higher for a Bay County School to earn at least a C grade for this school year. Oscar Patterson Elementary could soon be operated…
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The Florida Senate has unanimously passed a bill that allows state lawmakers to visit schools in their district, on any day and any time. That currently…
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This week we’re talking with local lawmakers about this year’s legislative session. Jim Ash speaks with Republican Halsey Beshears of Monticello, who…
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Broward County schools will soon launch a challenge to a new state education law that steers more local dollars to charter schools and the head of the…
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Florida’s public school districts will now have to share a portion of their locally-generated maintenance dollars with charter schools. The plan is part…
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The Florida House will vote this week to establish what members call “schools of hope.” Democratic lawmakers say Republicans want to spend more than a…
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Florida has more than 100 schools that it labels persistently failing. Those schools have earned D’s and F’s for several years in a row. Many of them…