Education

The State Board of Education approved new academic standards in Florida for instruction about Black history, despite objections.

We spoke with a student, Basil Pursley, who is fed up with changes at New College of Florida and is transferring out of state.

Deadly daytime shootout According to a press release, yesterday Tampa Police killed a man in a shootout as officers responded to the 2800 block of N. 35th Street. According to police, the suspect fired on...

Leaders of a First Amendment group say a new Florida law shielding presidential candidates’ identities harms trust and academic freedom.

  Union workers rally members and rear their heads to UPS More than 340,000 UPS workers are gearing up for a potential strike on August 1st after contract negotiations fell through earlier this month. Labor...

Florida's State Board of Education will weigh new rules, including prohibiting TikTok and bar teachers from asking students about preferred pronouns.

Members of the University of South Florida community who were arrested on campus in March were in court today. Defendants say they now have more time to build their case. The defendants were arrested in...

The New College of Florida Board of Trustees on Thursday approved requesting $2 million dollars from the state Legislature to set up a “Freedom Institute” intended to get rid of what they call “cancel culture”...

On today’s edition of The Skinny WMNF Tampa 88.5-FM, we’re joined by reps for Black Faculty and Staff Association at University of South Florida—Geveryl Robinson, Vice President-Faculty Liaison for BFSA and Dr. Frank Pyrtle ,...

A judge rejected a challenge to Florida Department of Education rules that are part of a move to increase scrutiny of books in schools.

New College of Florida is continuing efforts this summer to become, they say, “one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country.” On Wednesday, the college’s Presidential Search Committee approved a new salary range...

Attorneys for Florida A&M University students filed a revised lawsuit alleging that the historically Black university “remains separate and unequal.”