Jay Waagmeester

Lawmakers in 2023 passed a law prohibiting middle schools from starting instruction before 8 a.m. and high schools before 8:30 a.m., although compliance is not expected until 2026.

Sharon Austin, who teaches political science at the University of Florida, was denied funding to present at a 2024 conference hosted by Diversity Abroad as a result of SB 266.

School administrators provided mostly positive feedback to lawmakers curious about implementation of a 2023 law prohibiting students from using their phones. School officials provided the House Student Academic Success subcommittee feedback last week on HB 379, a 2023 law that prohibits phone use during instructional time, prohibits access to certain websites on school networks, and […]

Preliminary storm data from the National Weather Service show as much as six inches of snow in Bonifay in Holmes County and in Fountain and Cedar Grove in Bay County.

Photo by Tero Vesalainen, Getty Images through Florida Phoenix.

The weather forced closure of Interstate 10 for about 200 miles, from the Alabama border to Gadsden County.

Florida snowfall records shattered this week, with Pensacola receiving 8.9 inches, per the National Weather Service, easily topping the four inches that fell in 1954.

The law, introduced by Rep. Brad Yeager received unanimous support before serving as a sort of model legislation across the nation.

According to Sen. Jennifer Bradley a new schedule could require a district to purchase extra buses, hire more bus drivers, or change sports schedules in a costly way.

Following Senate President Ben Albritton's and House Speaker Danny Perez's rebuke of DeSantis' call for a special session Monday morning — choosing