Schools

Florida Republicans have been trying for years to make local school board races partisan, but it may finally happen this time, if Florida voters agree. The move comes after a contentious election where Gov. Ron DeSantis targeted several local school board members as part of his ongoing effort to counter so-called “wokeness” in public schools.

Lawyers for the state and the school boards in Orange, Indian River, Duval and Palm Beach counties filed documents Friday urging a federal judge to reject a request by a group of parents, students and a non-profit organization for a preliminary injunction against the controversial law.

A Leon County circuit court judge has ruled in favor of a group of parents challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive order that blocks school districts from requiring students to wear masks.

Concealed weapons license holders can carry their guns nearly anywhere in Florida --except schools. This holds true for private schools that share grounds with a church. Florida Republicans say there’ve been too many attacks on religious organizations to allow that exemption to continue.

Florida now has 26,314 positive cases of COVID-19 as of the Sunday evening update from the Florida Department of Health, which is an increase of 822 cases…

Asher Lieberman has been obsessed with diseases since he was little.

As a three-year legal battle continues over the issue, Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran wants the Florida High School Athletic Association to...

Florida lawmakers are responding to a report on the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting in Parkland with a measure that addresses concerns raised in the...

Florida schools built before 1986 would have to install filters in all drinking fountains to remove lead that seeps in from old plumbing, under a bill...

Safety concerns are growing after TPD released details from a case involving two elementary students who planned to murder their classmate.