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Round up of WMNF news headlines including Florida vaccines mandate, DOGE cuts, exonerees compensation proposal, and public school fundings.

Listen: Hillsborough County public schools have faced nearly two hundred school shooting threats since the deadly shooting at a high school in Georgia this month.  Top officials call it frustrating.  There have been 181 threats...

Listen: Florida schools are reconsidering what science textbooks will go into classrooms.  Here’s what happening in Pasco County. All elementary and middle school science courses will have new textbooks up for consideration. Same goes for...

Judge blocks Florida pronoun law A 2023 Florida law requiring transgender teachers to use pronouns that align with their sex assigned at birth is blocked on the basis of First Amendment rights. DeSantis executive privilege...

Hillsborough will vote on tax for schools The Hillsborough County School Board approved a tax increase vote aimed at strengthening education funding. Urchin parasite Researchers at the University of South Florida have discovered that a...

Listen: The Hillsborough County School board will vote on whether to put a tax increase to fund public schools on the ballot. Advocates spoke out today in support of the tax on homeowners, called a...

Listen: Lunch looked a little different for students in Hillsborough County Public Schools Thursday: students were served a lunch completely sourced from Florida growers, producers, and manufacturers. Students filled the cafeteria of Alafia Elementary School...

20.9 percent of students in Florida public schools missed 21 or more school days during the 2021-2022 academic year.

Listen: As Florida gained national attention for its sweeping legislation on K-12 Education, Tampa Bay superintendents spoke out on how they are tackling issues, including Florida’s controversial voucher program, in their respective counties. Pasco County...

Pinellas beach restoration Hurricane Idalia caused major destruction to Pinellas County beaches. The emergency beach restoration project is projected to cost upwards of 20 million dollars.   Dredging in Puerto Rico A proposed dredging project...

The Florida House could pass a measure that would require school districts to share local property-tax revenue with charter schools.

A controversial bill advanced in a Senate subcommittee Thursday that will divert some public school funds to charter schools.