Florida Schools

Under the law, which will take effect by July 2026, middle schools cannot start classes earlier than 8 a.m., and high school classes are barred from starting before 8:30 a.m.

Florida K-12 schools will receive grants aimed at hiring more than 1,000 counselors and other mental health professionals.

Along with the difficulties of staff shortages, teachers and school districts are also facing scrutiny around what students are taught in the classroom.

Students and teachers are both facing challenges again as schools reopen next month across Tampa Bay.

Staff should receive their supplemental checks in mid-June, according to the district.

Pine View graduate Zander Moricz, one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the state's new Parental Rights in Education law, was warned to keep his activism out of his speech.

Throughout the month of May, WUSF will feature the voices of local teachers, as they describe the challenges they face, in their own words.

Zander Moricz said in a series of social media posts that officials told him leaders have a signal to end his speech if he references his role in the lawsuit or the movement.

Districts across Tampa Bay are waiting for publishers to navigate the appeals process so they can place book orders as soon as possible.

The decisions by the boards in Alachua, Miami-Dade and Broward counties mean that all eight school districts that faced state financial penalties because of mask mandates have reversed course.

Last December, HNF reporter Lynn Hatter did a five part series detailing the challenges facing children who are involuntary committed and the schools that invoke the Baker Act to deal with disruptive students.

Public and private schools statewide will continue distance-learning through the end of the school year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Saturday.At a…