If Trump shutters the Department of Education, where does the money go? A look at Florida
The feds not only fund programs for the most vulnerable children, but also Pell grants, manage state compliance with federal ...
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Florida Department of Education releases list of over 700 banned books in K-12 schools
The list includes classics and newer favorites that were removed or discontinued in Florida K-12 schools during the 2023-2024 ...
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Florida SAT scores decline since 2017, educators raise concerns
support public schools and want to do what's right for them," he said. WESH 2 reached out to the Florida Department of Education and is waiting to hear back.
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Here’s the reason a top Florida health department attorney gave for leaving
TALLAHASSEE — When he abruptly resigned from his post last week, the top attorney for the Florida Department of Health suggested in a resignation letter that he was uncomfortable with decisions ...
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Florida official who resigned after letter to TV stations over abortion ad blames DeSantis’ office
The attorney for Florida’s Health Department who sent cease-and-desist letters to TV stations over an abortion-rights ad is contending that he had no part in drafting those letters — and that ...
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Dismantling the Department of Education? Trump's plan for schools in his second term
Trump's Agenda47 campaign proposed eliminating the Department of Education -- which, according to the DOE website, "establishes policy for, administers and coordinates most federal assistance to ...
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Florida universities revamp general education courses amid concern over ‘woke ideologies’
Florida’s public universities are reworking their roster of general education courses to comply with a state law aimed at targeting "woke ideologies" in higher education, according to a report.
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8 Bay District schools earn 'Schools of Excellence' designation from the state
PANAMA CITY — Bay District Schools has announced that eight schools in Bay County have been designated as Schools of Excellence by the Florida Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year.
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Trump’s Lying or Dreaming: The Department of Education Is Here to Stay
For example, presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said he’d eliminate the Department of Education if he were elected. But Florida Governor Ron DeSantis would never take his own deal. The Sunshine ...
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3 major hurricanes in the last 13 months did billions of dollars of damage to Florida's farmlands — and that was before Milton
the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) said. The department on Thursday said that based on its initial damage assessment, the estimated total losses to the Sunshine ...
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Moms for Liberty Florida encourages voters to support Amendment 1 for transparent school boards
Amendment 1 aims to bring greater transparency and accountability to school boards within Florida’s public education system .
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How the Democratic party lost Florida
After last week’s election in Florida, where Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris by 13 points, an abortion rights amendment fell 3 points shy of the 60% threshold it needed to pass, and an amendment ...