Education

Florida state Sen. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, has filed a Senate version of the bill (SB 1394), which has not been heard in committees.

A 2023 Florida law aimed for later daily start times for high schools, but the 2025 legislature is on track to go back on that.

Supporters say it prevents “indoctrination” in teacher preparation programs, but opponents say it shuts down discussion.

Supporters of Florida's 2022 law said secrecy was needed to help attract top higher ed candidates who might otherwise be hesitant to apply.

The bill would requires recipients of state contracts & grants to certify that they won’t use the money on DEI efforts in Florida.

Three parents have gone to a federal appeals court after a district judge tossed out their challenge to a Florida school book review process.

USF is under investigation for “alleged impermissible race-based scholarships and race-based segregation.”

A national legal settlement could require state universities to pay millions of dollars to current and some former athletes for NIL rights.

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act bars schools that receive federal money from discriminating on the basis of race, color and national origin.

The state university system’s Board of Governors and trustees of 3 universities dispute that the Florida law (SB 266) violates speech rights.

By Jim Saunders ©2025 The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With major publishing companies and authors arguing a 2023 state law violates First Amendment rights, a federal judge Friday refused to dismiss a lawsuit...

Former Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez is interim president of Florida International University and former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner is president of Florida Atlantic University.