Education

Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran went head-to-head with Board of Education member Michael Olenick over the role of teachers union leaders in the state's school reopening case.

With schools across the state back in session both in person and online, and concerns about the coronavirus spreading, music education teachers are getting creative. Some say this shake-up is just what their classes needed.

Thousands of students have gone missing from school, which could mean an additional loss of $56 million in state funding.

The state Department of Education will direct the money to 18 districts that have lower rates of internet connectivity and limited access to health professionals.

Florida State University President John Thrasher says he's got no patience for students who ignore COVID-19 safety guidelines. Students who break the rules could now be suspended.

The move means the financial value of a philosophy degree may go up if they're allowed to teach.

Trump decries what he says are a "twisted web of lies" being taught in U.S. classrooms about systemic racism in America. But the federal government does not have jurisdiction over school curriculum.

A recent survey of U.S. adults under 40 shows a glaring lack of basic knowledge about the Holocaust.

Epidemiologists and disease modelers tried to predict what would happen when students moved back to campus. Some universities listened, others not so much.

Facing pressure from athletes, parents, coaches and President Trump, the Big Ten said it will return to football with new precautions, reversing its decision last month to postpone the season.

Health experts say coronavirus cases are expected to rise as schools and bars reopen, and that masks are one of society's only defenses until a vaccine is available.

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried wants the state to be more open about how it plans to spend federal stimulus money received because of the...