Category: Education

School District of Osceola County cuts almost 800 positions across all departments, saving millions in spending as enrollment declines and funding stagnates

Enrollment in Orange County’s private schools has soared over the past four years, as the popularity of Florida's school voucher program grows, and more families accept state-backed scholarships.

Florida parents and teachers on Wednesday decried proposed changes to science education, saying new standards wrongly downplay evolution and climate change.

Florida's new K-12 science standards represent a step backwards on evolution and climate change, experts say, warning that students could leave school ill-equipped on widely-accepted concepts

Valencia College students who earn associate degree of arts will be guaranteed admission at Florida A&M University under a new agreement announced Tuesday.

Valencia College plans to close 4 degree programs and expand nursing and health degrees in effort to meet workforce demand, the president announced Friday.

Florida’s education commissioner is directing school districts to set stricter rules for reviewing library and classroom books or face “corrective measures.”

Most Florida colleges, including UCF, fall in new U.S. News & World Report rankings released Tuesday.

Orange County Public Schools likely will cut about 100 teachers, most new hires, next month as it navigates a sharp drop in student enrollment.

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