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The controversial UWF Board chair, Scott Yenor, steps down

In 2021 Scott Yenor called working women “more medicated, meddlesome and quarrelsome than women need to be.”
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The Florida Senate passes changes to school funding, including vouchers

The bill would create a “categorical” budget fund for the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, a major voucher program.
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A bill on higher ed presidential searches is ready for full House consideration

The bill would repeal a law that shields information about candidates to become Florida college and university presidents.
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The Florida Senate will consider changing high school graduation requirements

The bill would eliminate a requirement that Florida students pass assessments for 10th-grade Algebra 1 and 10th-grade English-language arts.
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The Florida Senate reverses course on later school start times

The Florida Senate unanimously passed a bill to undo a 2023 law and leave it up to local officials to decide when schools start.
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Florida Senators back changes to school funding

The bill would affect funding for public schools, voucher programs and home-schooling in Florida.

Education advocates speak up against cuts to Department of Education

On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to facilitate closing the U.S. Education Department. And before that, the Trump administration announced that nearly half of the U.S. Department of Education would be laid...
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Changing to the ‘Gulf of America’ is ready for Florida House floor votes

The bills would replace the Gulf of Mexico in Florida laws and educational materials and are headed to a House vote.

Forest school: A different way of learning with Erin Melia and Justine Wilson

Join Tanja and Anni to discuss forest schools with expert guests Justin Wilson of Curious and Kind and Erin Melia of Mangrove School.
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The full Florida House will consider a bill to mandate that students learn cursive writing

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.

The Scoop: Thurs. Mar. 20, 2025, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Roundup of news headlines produced for WMNF Community Radio: Education bill, US Postal drivers strike, and land swap.
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Florida lawmakers are closer to reversing course on school start times

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.
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