Education

The Community discussed the tendency in the U.S. to embrace apocalyptic thinking, conspiracy theories and the distrust of attempts to hold their leaders accountable. The founder and President of Public Religion Research Institute, Robert P....

Picket line in Riverview Yesterday about 40 call center workers at Maximus in Riverview picketed to demand higher wages and better working conditions. It’s the federal government’s largest call center contractor.   New College funding...

Florida lawmakers are looking at ways to remove some regulations for public schools in the state.

State higher-education officials confirmed Richard Corcoran as president of New College of Florida, a Sarasota liberal-arts college.

Higher-education officials eye changes at state universities, like a sociology course that deals with gender, sexuality and race.

Mother of gun violence victim The funeral for 20-year-old Harrison Boonstoppel will take place tonight. 14 yr. old Elijah Wilson also died in the gunfire on Oct. 29th. In response to the shooting, Tampa Mayor...

A physics teacher at Florida Virtual School was fired last month for using a gender-neutral title in class.

The Florida Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that would temporarily lift a cap on participation in a voucher program.

The Florida House passed a bill that would provide $45 million to Jewish schools and other types of facilities to bolster security.

Listen: Among the rise of book challenges in Florida,  members of the right-wing group Moms for Liberty called police on librarians in Florida’s panhandle. Judd Legum is the author and founder of the Popular Information...

Police seek witnesses Tampa Police released a video that shows several people they say may have been involved in the mass shooting in Ybor City. Police have charged one suspect. You can submit tips at...

Florida lawmakers moved toward temporarily nixing a cap on the number of students who can participate in a private school voucher program.