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Pinellas County fourth grader Alexander Wilson and his mother, Barbara Mellen Wilson, urge a book review committee to keep "The Artivist" by Nikkolas Smith in elementary schools during a hearing in Largo on Dec. 10, 2024.
Here’s why Florida’s book challenge law keeps changing every year
The statute on removing library books has doubled in length since 2017, with more changes likely this year.
Florida schools are shielded from large court awards. Will that change?
The Florida Legislature is looking into increasing the caps on how much governments such as school districts may pay in court awards.
A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
DeSantis ramps up call for DOGE-like audit of Florida universities
Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference at Florida International University on Feb. 5.
The governor said the audit may investigate campus ‘fiefdoms’ of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Bill would pull ultra-processed foods from Florida schools
Kindergartners Marlaysia Sanders, left, Armani Samuel, center, and Alaeya Nelson enjoy their lunches at Sandy Lane Elementary School on Monday, Oct. 25. 2021, in Clearwater.
Lobbyists for the industry are pushing back, saying food safety rules should be left to the FDA.

Latest

  1. New bill could bring college presidential searches back into the open
    March 28• Education
    Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, speaks during the first day of the legislative session at the Florida State Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Tallahassee, Fla. Perez likened the current university president search process to a "spoil system" in an address to state Board of Governors Wednesday.
  2. New College fires Chinese professor under controversial Florida law
    March 28• Education
    Incoming students and their families navigate campus during New College of Florida's move-in and orientation on Aug. 20, 2023, in Sarasota. A professor at the school was abruptly fired this month under a controversial state law that limits public universities from employing people from so-called “countries of concern,” including China, Cuba, Iran, Russia and Venezuela.
  3. Florida schools are shielded from large court awards. Will that change?
    March 28• Education
    The Florida Legislature is looking into increasing the caps on how much governments such as school districts may pay in court awards.
  5. Florida kids, pick yourself up by the bootstraps! | Column
    March 28• Opinion
    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis delivers his State of the State address during the first day of the legislative session at the Florida State Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Tallahassee, Fla.
  6. Here’s why Florida’s book challenge law keeps changing every year
    March 28• Education
    Pinellas County fourth grader Alexander Wilson and his mother, Barbara Mellen Wilson, urge a book review committee to keep "The Artivist" by Nikkolas Smith in elementary schools during a hearing in Largo on Dec. 10, 2024.
  7. How the Ben Sasse ordeal could lead to better university presidents | Column
    March 27• Opinion
    A House bill would open up the search process for presidents of Florida universities, a reaction to the protests and concerns at the University of Florida over the selection of Ben Sasse in 2022.
  8. DeSantis ramps up call for DOGE-like audit of Florida universities
    March 27• Education
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference at Florida International University on Feb. 5.
  9. House leader calls for sales tax cut. Can Florida schools afford it?
    March 27• Education
    House Speaker Daniel Perez has called for a cut of the state sales tax. He said Florida should spend less money on government programs.
  10. Florida must ‘right-size’ its education budget, lawmakers say
    March 26• Education
    State Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, chairperson of the House PreK-12 Budget Committee, said "We have to stop the spending" as she unveiled her proposed education budget for fiscal 2026.
  11. Out-of-state grandkids could lose tuition breaks at Florida schools
    March 26• Education
    Florida State University's campus is seen here in 2024.
  12. Bill would pull ultra-processed foods from Florida schools
    March 25• Politics
    Kindergartners Marlaysia Sanders, left, Armani Samuel, center, and Alaeya Nelson enjoy their lunches at Sandy Lane Elementary School on Monday, Oct. 25. 2021, in Clearwater.
  13. Tampa state senator doesn’t rule out exploring USF president’s job
    March 25• Tampa
    State senator Jay Collins speaks during a press conference held by Gov. Ron DeSantis, where he signed several bills regarding protections for children from registered sexual predators, at the Urban Stillhouse in St. Petersburg in April 2024. A La Gaceta column stated Collins was rumored to be in the running for the president's job at the University of South Florida.
  14. Pasco to offer children’s library card to help parents manage access
    March 25• Education
    The Pasco County public library system is revising its policies relating to children's access to certain books.
  15. Florida lawmakers aim to ease difficult school door lock rules
    March 25• Education
    Florida lawmakers are working in the 2025 legislative session to adjust the rules for when school doors, gates and access points must be locked.
  16. Child labor protections could soon be rolled back in Florida. Why?
    March 25• Politics
    Teenagers could work longer hours and overnight shifts under a Florida bill.
  17. New College alumni chair resigns over administration concerns
    March 24• Education
    Students cross a bridge linking different sections of the campus at New College of Florida in 2023, in Sarasota.
  18. Lawmakers call for changes to Florida’s school voucher funding
    March 24• Education
    An increasing number of students are using vouchers to attend private schools like St Luke's Lutheran School in Oviedo, Fla. Lawmakers want to improve the funding program that supports the vouchers.
  19. Running The Ringling costs millions, employs hundreds. Can New College handle it?
    March 22• Education
    Visitors stroll on the large grounds by the mansion at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota in 2020.
  20. Should Florida students learn cursive? House bill would require it
    March 21• Education
    A student practices writing in cursive at St. Mark's Lutheran School in Hacienda Heights, California, in 2012. Florida lawmakers are advancing a bill that would require public elementary school students to learn cursive.
  21. Can’t meet start time rule? Florida lawmakers want schools to prove it.
    March 21• Education
    Students arrive at Pasco County's Angeline Academy of Innovation for the first day of classes in 2023.
  22. Florida’s graduation rates are up. That doesn’t tell the whole story.
    March 21• Education
    Zeke Ahmed, a senior, right, speaks to graduation coach J.D. Baker at River Ridge High School on March 5 in New Port Richey.
  23. Trump signs order calling for end of Department of Education
    March 20• Education
    Young people listen as President Donald Trump speaks at an education event and executive order signing in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
  24. DeSantis touts Florida immigration crackdown, blasts DC Republicans
    March 20• Education
    New College of Florida President Richard Corcoran, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Trump Border Czar Tom Homan sit at a roundtable discussion on immigration in Sarasota on Thursday.
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