- State Colleges, PreK-12 Schools Must Implement AI Guardrails Before July
The body regulating Florida public schools and state colleges Wednesday approved what the Florida Department of Education calls “one of the most comprehensive, parent-centered AI frameworks in the country.” The State...
- No more book bans: How Florida students are pushing rightwingers out of school boards
Local communities are fighting back against the influence of conservative groups like Moms for Liberty in education
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- New Miami-Dade superintendent pauses look at closing 27 schools
The school board voted to close nine schools last year, and 27 were recently being evaluated to determine whether they should "remain operational."
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- DeSantis Administration Moving to Regulate AI from Pre-K to Ph.D.
In concert, state bodies governing public pre-K through Ph.D. students are implementing policies addressing safety and classroom use of artificial intelligence. Next week, the Florida Board of Governors, which controls...
- Did School Vaccines Just Become a Campaign Issue?
Mandated vaccines for school attendance—and a parent’s ability to reject those vaccines— may have been injected into the race for Florida governor. With five months left before he’s term limited out of office, the...
- Kids who went to preschool do better in third grade reading and math, study finds
Researchers at Florida International University and George Mason University published a report in Early Childhood Research Quarterly that found public school pre-kindergarten helps children do well academically in third...
- Florida school board at the center of culture wars loses conservative majority
Democrats say the flip in Sarasota County indicates voters want education to move on from political fights over social issues, while conservatives point to their wins.
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- Opinion: Miami’s Decision to End Universal School Lunch Harms More Than Just Hungry Kids
 For the past several years in Miami public schools, every student — including my own children — could stand in the same cafeteria line, carry the same tray and eat lunch for free. But on July 22, the Miami-Dade...
- Miami-Dade School Board unanimously picks Rafael Villalobos as new superintendent
Villalobos, who was was unanimously approved, is the county’s current south region superintendent and has served as principal at several high schools.
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- Barns, go-karts and strip malls: The wild west of private schools that collect taxpayer dollars
A decade ago, the state of Florida stripped a teacher of her license for sexual abuse of a 16-year-old boy. Last year, she opened a private school there with ease.
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- The Big-District Superintendent Pipeline Has Run Dry. What Can School Boards Do?
The school year starts again in less than a month, and a remarkable number of big districts in Colorado and elsewhere will open it without a permanent superintendent. Jeffco. Cherry Creek. Los Angeles. Miami-Dade. I’m...
- Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero no longer in the running for top schools job in Miami
Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero applied for the top job in Miami-Dade County Public Schools but is not among the six semifinalists, the Miami Herald reported Wednesday.
- Florida District’s Goal: Reading Proficiency for 90% of 3rd Graders
Last year, Indian River County tied for the highest scores in third grade reading across all Florida districts. It came in seventh for English language arts learning gains and tied for the top spot for growth rates for...
- Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero is a candidate for the top schools job in Miami
Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero listens to students at a school board meeting in 2022. The Miami Herald reported Thursday that Marrero is a candidate for the top job in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
- An Explosion in School Choice: Jeb Bush on a Quarter-Century of Change in Florida
Michael Horn, host of podcasts The Future of Education and Class Disrupted, recently sat down with former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Ryan Delk, the founder of the Primer microschools network. In the episode below,...
