Uthmeier warns Catholic church to accept vaccine exemptions
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Friday warned the Catholic church to accept vaccine exemptions for students who attend its schools or risk losing state vouchers.
Winter Park nonprofit helps disabled adults gain job skills as repair technicians
Winter Park's Techtronic Training Lab helps adults with autism and other disabilities learn to repair phones, laptops and other electronic devices.
Professor fired by former state Rep. Fred Hawkins for assigning ‘political’ story, suit says
An English professor is suing former Osceola commissioner and state Rep. Fred Hawkins, now the president of South Florida State College, after she says he fired her for assigning a…
New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash
The female-looking robot was purchased to enhance the education of high school students studying robotics and technology fields starting this fall.
Orange school board bans e-bikes, e-scooters from schools for most students
The Orange County School Board voted Tuesday to ban e-bikes, e-scooters for students without driver's licenses or learner's permits when the new year begins in August.
Orange superintendent Maria Vazquez to retire after 2026-27 school year
Maria Vazquez, superintendent of Orange County Public Schools, announced Monday she will retire at the end of the 2026-27 school year.
A lifesaver or ‘extreme’: Orange schools’ planned e-bike ban divides parents
Orange County parents conflicted over public school e-bike, e-scooter ban
Osceola County ag instructor named Florida’s teacher of the year
Kyndall Brown, an Osceola County teacher, was named Florida's teacher of the year at a ceremony Thusday night in Orlando.
If your degree doesn’t pay enough, you can’t borrow. Federal loans cut for low-wage programs
About 33% of programs at for-profit schools are expected to fail.
Florida’s new education commissioner, Henry Mack, unanimously approved
Henry Mack, a former senior chancellor at the Department of Education and most recently the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor, was unanimously approved as Florida's new education commissioner.