Schools

As students return to the classroom, experts also say that a good night’s sleep is important in getting kids on the best path for good grades.

Southwest Florida continues to grow and that has put a strain on some of the schools in areas like Collier County. To help combat this rise in students, the district just cut the ribbon on Bear Creek Elementary.

Last year, The School District of Lee County had 235 teaching vacancies but have since whittled down that number to only 45, meaning there will be a certified schoolteacher in every classroom.

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...