This week on Talking Central Florida, Kayla Kissel, education reporter for Central Florida Public Media, and Massiel Leyva from Spectrum News 13 discuss Orange County Public Schools leaders trimming more from their district’s budget, and where education is headed in Florida?
Discussion looks at why parents are increasingly choosing to pull their kids out of public schools and what officials are doing to address emptying classrooms.
Plus, OCPS begins enforcing new rules on e-bikes and e-scooters. And the Florida Board of Governors moves to bar undocumented students from enrolling in state universities.
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Talking Central Florida is hosted by Steve Mort. The show gets in-depth analysis from the journalists covering our region’s most important issues.
The show is a production of the News Collaborative of Central Florida with support from Central Florida Public Media, the Orlando Sentinel, the Winter Park Voice, and the Central Florida Foundation.
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