Education

The DeSantis administration is remaking New College of Florida into a version of the Christian focused Hillsdale College and developing curriculum for a SAT alternative Christian and Western tradition-based test called the "Classic Learning Test."

Florida's largest union for teachers said that they are filing a lawsuit in response to Governor Ron DeSantis' signing a bill Tuesday.

  Bipartisan bill makes way to governor’s desk Florida’s health insurance program for low-income kids is set to expand through a bipartisan bill heading to the governor’s desk. Democratic Rep. Robin Bartleman’s plan increases KidCare...

Matt Lepinski hadn't planned on resigning from New College of Florida, but during his last Board of Trustees meeting, he couldn’t see a way forward. 

Many concerned citizens attend the latest school board meeting in an attempt to save Just Elementary School in Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL. There is a proposal to close the school and then re-open it after...

Listen: The Florida Legislative Session came to a close Friday, with many historic new changes to our state’s schools. WMNF spoke with Congress member Kathy Castor at a Tampa elementary school about the future of...

The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Friday, May 5th, 2023

The Florida Senate on Thursday signed off on controversial appointments by Gov. Ron DeSantis to the New College of Florida Board of Trustees.

The Florida Senate gave final approval to a bill that would lead to many high-school students seeing later school start times in the future.

Helene Gold said over the past three weeks, she felt “increasingly out of the loop.” So, the librarian wasn’t surprised when she received a call on Monday, requesting her immediate presence in the library conference...

the Florida House gave final approval to a bill to prevent colleges & universities from spending money on diversity, equity & inclusion initiatives.

The Florida Senate passed an expansion of last year’s “Parental Rights in Education” law — known to critics as “don’t say gay.”