Education

New College of Florida President Richard Corcoran presented a business plan to Florida's university system Board of Governors on Wednesday that asks for almost half a billion dollars from the state over the next five years — a figure largely unseen by the small Sarasota liberal arts school. Read More.

Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla., recently broke ground on a new facility for the College of Arts and Letters, according to local news. Read More.

Florida senators previewed possible education deregulation legislation Tuesday, including one bill that would allow students who are at least 16 to test for high school equivalency degrees with only parental permission. Read More.

Student athletes in Middle School and High School in the Palm Beach County School District will have new physical exam policies to comply with starting in a matter of weeks. Read More.

About 25 Holocaust survivors and families of Holocaust survivors met with the students on Monday to help them learn about the Holocaust. Read More.

A planned dental school that Florida Atlantic University successfully fast-tracked through the state now faces delays, faculty criticism and questions about whether its ultimate fate could be tied to a prolonged search for a new president. Read More.

While the superintendent said he was "impressed" by the 180-hour training program, the school board hasn't endorsed arming teachers or school staff. Read More.

The settlement ends a yearslong fight over whether charter schools should get money approved by voters for teacher pay and school safety projects. Read More.

One afternoon in late September, hundreds of students at Timber Creek High School in Orlando poured into the campus’s sprawling central courtyard to hang out and eat lunch. For members of an extremely online generation, their activities were decidedly analog. Read More.

Legislation made $14 million available for schools to get grants that would make it easier for first responders to navigate school corridors in an emergency. Read More.

Some Palm Beach County students who buy small stun guns online to protect themselves as they walk to school or the bus stop have ended up expelled under the state's zero-tolerance policy for weapons on school campuses. Read More.

As high school students prepare to matriculate to college, the application process may be changing in Florida. Read More.

Families will soon have another option for schooling as Brightmont Academy, a fully accredited “one-to-one” private school, is making its Florida debut in the Shoppes at Yamato Corner in West Boca. Read More.

Dr. Joaquín García High School opened this year to combat crowding at four high schools in the middle of the county. Did it work? Read More.

A federal judge will hear arguments on Monday in a lawsuit filed by professors and students at New College of Florida against a new state law that attempts to squelch progressive subject matter, including “critical race theory” or gender studies, plus diversity efforts in public universities. Read More.