Orange Center parents had voted to approve the change earlier this year, and this vote by the Orange County School Board gives the school the go-ahead to begin development.

The Florida Department of Education has appointed a financial board for school districts in Union and Glades counties to help with “operations, management and finances and to make recommendations for financial recovery."

School closings amid declining enrollment. Pulse nightclub sign removed. Allergy season persists year-round. Prison gerrymandering impacts. Power line workers soar.

The Orange County School Board has voted to close six elementary schools and one middle school largely due to under-enrollment.

Florida International University has launched an investigation into a group chat linked to a local GOP official that included violent racist slurs, antisemitic comments and misogynistic language.

In October, Gov. Ron DeSantis called for a ban on those specialized foreign workers at Florida’s public universities.

Bike Week starts the weekend of February 27, followed closely by Spring Break.

Commissioner Stasi Kamoutsas’ comments come after students across the state participated in walkouts protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE.

The new board member fills the open District 3 seat, formerly held by Anthony Cook.

There have been dozens of student walkouts protesting the actions of ICE held at high schools throughout the state this month.

Texas’ Bluebonnet curriculum uses the Bible to teach math and language arts.

Students are walking out of Central Florida high schools to protest the actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.