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FILE - Demonstrators advocating for transgender rights and healthcare stand outside of the Ohio Statehouse, Jan. 24, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. A federal appeals court on Wednesday, July 17, refused to lift a judge's order temporarily blocking the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule meant to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos, File)

Judge refuses to block Title IX rule on sex-based discrimination in education programs

Affordable housing programs could be getting nearly $6 million more than they did last year.

House & Senate $540M Apart In Education Budgets Due To Property Tax Dispute

A rift has emerged along a now-familiar fault line in the House and Senate Education spending plans. The chambers are again at odds over how to count...

The Florida Department of Education is being sued over allegations it shortchanged teachers when it paid bonuses awarded by the Legislature, costing the state's best educators hundreds of dollars each.

DeVos Bemoans Grades on Nation’s Report Card, Lauds Florida Education Changes

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday called the results of the latest Nation's Report Card evidence of a country with a "student achievement...

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, recently returned from her "Girl Power Trip," where she visited women around the world and talked with them about education.

After Returning From Her 'Girl Power Trip,' Malala Continues Advocating For Education

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize recipient and activist for girls' education, shared the stories she heard from her recent trip visiting women around the world at the U.N. in New York.

Sweden's worst mass shooting leaves at least 11 dead at an adult education center

Sweden's worst mass shooting left at least 11 people dead, including the gunman, at an adult education center west of Stockholm as officials warned the death toll could rise.

Linda McMahon led WWE and the SBA. The U.S. Education Dept. may be next

McMahon has a limited background in education, and a long career as a business executive. She'd be stepping into an agency the president hopes to dissolve.

Florida Educational commissioner gives go ahead to 'pull' LGBTQ support guides for students

Board member Ryan Petty specifically took issue with one sentence from a Hillsborough County district guide, reading it aloud during a State Board of Education meeting in Pensacola.

Nashville kindergarten teacher Amber Updegrove leads her class in a lesson earlier this month. On Monday, the U.S. Education Department announced an investigation into Tennessee's requirement that schools allow families to opt out of mask mandates.

Education Dept. Announces Civil Rights Investigations Into 5 States' Mask Mandate Bans

The department sent letters to state leaders in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah, warning that mask mandate bans could violate federal protections for students with disabilities.

$30-million is proposed for financial incentives and awards to Florida's early education instructors and childcare workers who get additional credentials.

A Senate education budget proposal includes a higher minimum wage for Florida's school workers

State leaders are considering setting a minimum wage for school workers of $15 an hour. It comes amid staffing shortages in positions such as bus drivers and food service workers.

Dan Levy, who co-produced and starred in the Canadian series <em>Schitt's Creek</em>, joins Season 4 of the British dramedy <em>Sex Education</em>.

'Schitt's Creek' star Dan Levy joins the 'Sex Education' cast in Season 4

The Emmy Award-winning actor will play a cult author. Levy previously co-produced and starred in the sitcom Schitt's Creek, which ended in 2020.

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