Republican plan for nationwide private school vouchers deemed in violation of Senate rules

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/27 7:10A Associated Press

By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican plan to expand private school vouchers nationwide was dealt a major setback Friday when the Senate parliamentarian said the proposal would run afoul of procedural rules. The...

Rural schools feel the pinch from Trump administration’s cuts to mental health grants

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/27 6:28A Associated Press

By ANNIE MA, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In parts of rural upstate New York, schools have more than 1,100 students for every mental health provider. In a far-flung region with little public...

Florida will help create less ‘woke’ college accrediting body, DeSantis says

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/26 6:43A Scott Travis

Florida will join some other Southern states to form a new less woke accrediting body to set standards for state universities, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday. The new Commission for Public...

‘Betrayal’: Donor yanks $1M from FIU over undocumented student tuition hike

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/26 5:47A Garrett Shanley

Miami businessman and philanthropist Miguel “Mike” Fernandez has suspended a $1 million donation to Florida International University in protest of Florida’s decision to strip in-state tuition benefits from undocumented students — a policy that...

Majority of US adults support religious chaplains in public schools, a new poll shows

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/26 5:31A Associated Press

By HOLLY MEYER and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX WASHINGTON (AP) — Few U.S. adults support allowing religious schools to become tax-funded public charter schools, but a majority favors allowing religious chaplains to provide support services for public...

Florida students show across-the-board growth on state math, reading tests

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/26 3:42A Steven Walker

Florida public school students showed significant growth on mathematics and reading exams this year, improving their passing rates on the high-stakes tests compared to last year, according to data released by the Florida Department of Education...

Broward schools to bring back cameras in special-needs classes

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/26 2:30A Scott Travis

Cameras are expected to return to Broward County s special-needs classrooms to help parents determine whether their child may have been abused or mistreated at school. The program, which was last used in Broward schools during the 2023-24 school...

Once the poster child of the yeshiva reform movement, Naftuli Moster now has regrets

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/24 4:06A Asaf Elia-Shalev

Naftuli Moster spent a decade as an activist accusing haredi Orthodox yeshivas of denying students a basic education and the tools needed to become independent adults. He later launched a muckraking news site targeting misconduct by Orthodox...

Broward schools’ botched effort to buy laptops for students sparks inspector general probe

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/21 1:00A Scott Travis

An effort to buy thousands of laptops for Broward students has been mired by two years of delays, allegations of wrongdoing and now an investigation from the county s chief watchdog. The problems...

Court blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments in classrooms

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/20 10:35A Associated Press

By SARA CLINE and JACK BROOK NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state’s public school classrooms is unconstitutional. Related...

From Torah to tennis, Jewish summer camps bring the heat

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/20 2:47A Jessica Tzikas

Jewish day camps across South Florida are filling kids’ summers with athletics, creativity and Judaism. Programs like those at Camp Nefesh in Fort Lauderdale and The Mandel JCC s Camp Shalom in Palm Beach Gardens, both pictured here, are popular...

Class of 2025: Broward County’s high school valedictorians & salutatorians

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/19 2:00A Kari Barnett

Meet the valedictorians and salutatorians from Broward County high schools. Click here for the Palm Beach County honorees. Academic Solutions Academy A, Coral Springs Maynard McLaren (Melissa Jean...

Class of 2025: Palm Beach County’s high school valedictorians & salutatorians

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/19 2:00A Kari Barnett

Meet the valedictorians and salutatorians from Palm Beach County high schools. Click here for the Broward County honorees. Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach Valedictorian :...

Broward School Board votes against firing its chief auditor

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/17 6:04A Scott Travis

Broward School Board member Allen Zeman found no support Tuesday in his effort to fire the district s chief auditor. His motion failed 1 to 8, with some board members saying they supported Chief Auditor Dave Rhodes and some saying they had issues...

‘Schools of Hope’ charter expansion gets boost in bill attached to new Florida budget

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/17 6:03A Jim Saunders

TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers Monday night passed a measure that could help expand charter schools known as “schools of hope,” as Republicans continue trying to boost school choice and Democrats warn about harm to traditional public schools....