Education

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education implemented the pathway in August to address a teacher shortage in public schools.

The Miami-Dade school board measure, aimed at limiting teachers’ display of politically tinged flags, was criticized as vague and a waste of resources.

Muslim students were praying in a room at Franklin Academy, when a teacher walked in and scolded them over their religious practices.

Diana Fedderman says she was demoted within the School District of Palm Beach County after she criticized Republicans in a tweet.

Non-Native students in the Iron Arrow society perform Indigenous ceremonies with the blessing of the local Miccosukee Tribe.

A federal judge has blocked Florida’s so-called Stop WOKE Act.

The new look of Florida’s education system is a throwback to the 1950s age of repression, according to one of the country’s foremost experts on McCarthyism.

Bowing to protests of “sexual identity indoctrination,” the school board voted 8-1 not to recognize LGTBQ History Month.

Despite higher tuition, UM ranks near the top in one study’s list of best bang for the buck in Florida.

The state’s Military Veterans Certification Pathway provides a five-year teaching certificate, no college degree required.

In a contentious meeting, the Miami-Dade school board reversed its rejection of two comprehensive health textbooks.

After heated debate from local parent and student groups, the Miami-Dade County School Board rejected two controversial comprehensive sex education books.

Since HB 1557 passed, school districts across Florida have taken measures to mitigate their risk of being sued.

South Florida’s only historically Black university is no longer in danger of closing.

Dating back to May 2021, the timeline includes incidents with hate symbols, racial slurs, and Nazi costumes.

With a new Black Studies center, the University of Miami undertakes a long-overdue racial reckoning.

In a series of tweets directed at Gov. Ron DeSantis, Dunn sought clarity as to what he’s allowed to put on his syllabus.

Chaz Stevens has petitioned eight Florida school districts to ban the Bible, citing its inappropriate content.

Nathaniel Sandler of Bookleggers Library and Mitchell Kaplan of Books & Books speak out about the surge in book bans in Florida public schools.

“It just seems like they are wanting the whole school to be African-American.”

Karla Kennedy is concerned about the lack of diversity in FIU’s Journalism and Media Department.

On the fourth anniversary of FIU bridge collapse, Alexa Duran’s parents say her statue is a symbol.