Education
Gov. DeSantis commits to $1.25 billion teacher salary increase
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced that he plans to increase funding for teacher salaries by $1.25 billion in the next Fiscal Year 2024-25. Read More.
Summer recruitment for teachers in our neighborhoods is underway
There's a nationwide teacher shortage with a shrinking pipeline—making graduates from education programs like FSU's highly sought after. Read More.
Francis Suarez, Valeria Gurr: If states aren’t following Florida’s education commitment, they should be
Hopefully, Florida will continue prioritizing kids over institutions. Read More.
After an 11-month delay, FAU is rebooting its search for a new president
Florida Atlantic University’s leaders moved Tuesday to relaunch their long-stalled search for a new president. Read More.
Name, Image, Likeness: What to know about NIL deals coming to Florida high school sports
With the FHSAA's unanimous approval of NIL deals for high-school sports, Florida's sports atmosphere is about to change. Is it for better or worse? Read More.
Palm Beach County schools need to start later by 2026. Here are 3 plans to make it happen
A new state law requires Palm Beach County middle and high schools to start no earlier than 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., respectively. How will school leaders do it? Read More.
Florida sticks by social studies standard teaching ‘benefit’ of slavery
The updated standards include new required instruction surrounding the Sept. 11 attacks and the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, as well as several other more subtle changes. Read More.
Florida Board of Education comes to Miami, faces criticism and can't escape controversy
For the first time in seven years, Florida’s Board of Education held a meeting in Miami Wednesday at Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus. Read More.
Florida is establishing the ‘Office of Ocean Economy’ at FAU, pushing to advance discoveries
Florida’s new Office of Ocean Economy — a statewide effort to harness public and private research, education, technology and business applications involving water — will be housed at Florida Atlantic University. Read More.
Palm Beach County School District making swimming lessons accessible for underserved communities
Summer is just around the corner and with that comes a renewed and urgent focus on water safety, especially for children. Drowning is the number one cause of death for children ages 1 to 4, CDC says. Read More.
UCF versus the conservative professor: Judge dismisses some, not all, counts in lawsuit
The latest in the legal fight between Charles Negy and UCF. Read More.
School principal arrested for allegedly choking student, whipping him with charging cable and slapping child in face: Cops
A school principal has been arrested after allegedly physically attacking and detaining a student against their will for over an hour, police said. Read More.
Students, teachers feel tolls of testing in Palm Beach County
As the school year ends, it may be a sad day to say goodbye to teachers and friends. But many kids will be happy to see the end of testing. Read More.
FAU Executive Education Ranked No. 2 in the U.S. for the Second Year
Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business Executive Education program garnered the No. 2 spot in the U.S. for exceptional program offerings from the Financial Times for the second year in a row. Read More.
Under new policy, Broward schools won’t automatically evacuate after bomb threats
Public schools in Broward County are no longer being automatically evacuated if they receive bomb threats via phone, text or email, according to a new district policy. Read More.
