Lake County Schools’ next superintendent is still months away from officially taking over, but he is already laying out how he wants the district to confront declining enrollment, review staffing and compete harder for families.

Orange County School Board members took the first step Tuesday toward finding the next leader of Orange County Public Schools, a decision that will shape the future of Central Florida’s largest school district.

Tuesday, Aug. 18 is the Florida Statewide Primary election, a mix of party primaries and nonpartisan local elections, such as school board races, judicial races, and county commission races in some counties. Here are the candidates for the Flagler County School Board District 4.

Tuesday, Aug. 18 is the Florida Statewide Primary election, a mix of party primaries and nonpartisan local elections, such as school board races, judicial races, and county commission races in some counties. Here are the candidates for the Brevard County School Board District 1.

Tuesday, Aug. 18 is the Florida Statewide Primary election, a mix of party primaries and nonpartisan local elections, such as school board races, judicial races, and county commission races in some counties. Here are the candidates for the Brevard County School Board District 2.

Tuesday, Aug. 18 is the Florida Statewide Primary election, a mix of party primaries and nonpartisan local elections, such as school board races, judicial races, and county commission races in some counties. Here are the candidates for the Flagler County School Board District 1.

Tuesday, Aug. 18 is the Florida Statewide Primary election, a mix of party primaries and nonpartisan local elections, such as school board races, judicial races, and county commission races in some counties. Here are the candidates for the Sumter County School Board District 1.

Tuesday, Aug. 18 is the Florida Statewide Primary election, a mix of party primaries and nonpartisan local elections, such as school board races, judicial races, and county commission races in some counties. Here are the candidates for the Sumter County School Board District 3.

E-bikes and e-scooters are now off-limits for some Orange County Public Schools students.

School board members are set to review a draft policy Tuesday that would ban elementary students from bringing or riding e-bikes or e-scooters on school property. A final vote could come as early as next week.

Lake County School Board members are beginning the search for the district’s next superintendent, with current Superintendent Diane Kornegay set to retire at the end of the 2026-27 school year.

Members of the Orange County School Board will meet Tuesday to discuss proposed rules and restrictions for student use of e-bikes and e-scooters. Under the new rules, elementary school students would be prohibited from bringing motorized micromobility devices to schools.

Several longtime teachers at Millennium Middle School, including a Teacher of the Year, will not be returning next school year after the district chose not to renew their contracts. At Millennium Middle specifically, 17 positions were not reappointed. Of those, four are not being filled due to a loss of staffing allocations. Across Seminole County Public Schools, 243 positions were not reappointed at the school level, and 61 at the district level.

The Brevard County School Board is scheduled to vote Tuesday to terminate the contract of Kirsten Rose, 37, a teacher at Cocoa Beach Junior Senior High School.

The Orange County School Board is considering a targeted rezoning plan that could affect 321 students across six schools, district officials said Monday.

The Orange County School Board is now under fire after an autistic student was bitten by a staff member last year, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday.

The district is considering closing Cape View Elementary School in Cape Canaveral because of a decline in enrollment.

After years of debate, the Orange County School Board on Tuesday is set to give the final signoff on the sale of the historic Hungerford property.

Debate continues about future of historic Hungerford site in Eatonville, once a pioneering institution for Black students.

The Orange County School Board will review a draft contract for the sale of the 117-acre site to Dr. Phillips Charities, marking another crucial step in a process that has divided town leadership since its initial approval in September.

After hours of discussion on Tuesday night, the school board agreed to direct staff to begin drafting new zoning maps.

The Brevard County School Board discusses a controversial proposal to shut down a decades-old elementary school.

The lawsuit says that the teen had been strip-searched several times last year, as well as a myriad of other accusations levied against school officials.

Attorneys for the book’s authors and a student Friday quickly appealed a federal judge’s ruling that rejected a First Amendment challenge to a 2023 decision by the Escambia County School Board to remove the book “And Tango Makes Three” from school libraries.

Orange County’s 2025 State of the Schools address highlights the importance of protecting public education.

Tensions ran high at a Brevard County School Board meeting Tuesday night as dozens of community members showed up in support of a Satellite High School teacher whose contract is not being renewed after she admitted to calling a student by a name other than their legal name without parental consent.

Leaders at Orange County Public Schools are trying to solve the issue of staff shortages by giving some of the district's employees priority access to affordable housing.

It is not known exactly why Jessie Thompson is stepping down as school board chair, but Thompson came under fire in December after Deltona’s mayor shared a video of Thompson’s remarks at a Moms for Liberty Summit last August.

The Brevard County School Board discusses the possibility of expanding the year-round school pilot program that is currently happening at an elementary school in Port St. John.

The Lake County School Board is set to take up a measure to try to stop kids from vaping on campus.

A school board candidate who lost his race in a county south of Jacksonville will get a seat on the board anyway, after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped him to fill a vacancy.

Members of the Orange County Classroom Teacher Association continue to fight for better teacher pay.

Advocates with the historic Hungerford property are calling for the Orange County School Board to return the land back to the community for their control, adding that the property is sacred to the town of Eatonville.

Following a series of incidents involving firearms and threats at local schools, Orange County School District leaders are reevaluating safety protocols, including the potential reinstatement of metal detectors.

The Flagler County School Board is weighing whether to add another layer of health protection for student-athletes by mandating electrocardiogram (ECG) screenings, a test used to evaluate heart health.

The Flagler County School Board is set to decide on a set of rules that could require cardiovascular screenings for student-athletes.

Eight candidates will take seats on county school boards across Central Florida after winning their races outright. However, voters will get to choose candidates in five runoff races after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote.

As students head back to school, parents are deciding who should be directing what happens in the classroom.

With less than two weeks left until the first day of school, the Volusia County School Board has moved ahead with a controversial rule change intended as a safety and security measure.

As it tries to fend off a constitutional challenge to removing and restricting school library books, the Escambia County School Board on Tuesday argued that it should be able to take a deposition of a 7-year-old student who is part of the lawsuit.

The School Board in Seminole County is set to sign off on the Code of Conduct and Honor Code for the 2024-2025 school year, and it includes consequences for students who submit Artificial Intelligence-generated work without credit or consent.

The lawsuit says that the daughter — a 7th-grader at Edgewood High School referred to as “A.C.” — began being harassed by a particular student in October 2023.

The school board followed the recommendation of the Book Advisory Committee, voting 3-1 to remove the title from school shelves.

Tuesday, the Volusia County School Board was set to vote on an amended student code of conduct, but that changed after further discussion and mounting opposition from parents.

Former Miami-Dade School Board Vice Chair Lubby Navarro is accused of using her district credit cards for personal purposes, like buying groceries, appliances, beauty products and vacations.

The mother of the victim of a hazing incident at Viera High School has filed paperwork to run against Brevard Public Schools board member Matt Susin in November's election.

Samba, a 1.5-year-old yellow Labrador Retriever, would be dedicated to sniffing out vapes and THC on school campuses across Lake County.

Flagler County Schools removed the interim titled and named Lashakia Moore the district’s next superintendent Tuesday evening.

The fallout is still settling after an assembly last month at Bunnell Elementary School that allegedly singled out Black students.

The Orange County School Board approved a revised student code of conduct on Tuesday, preventing students from carrying cellphones in their pockets.

The Flagler County School Board said no to a program in a 3 to 2 vote that’s aimed at bolstering security and safety in schools.

Student discipline was the main topic discussed on Wednesday during a meeting with the Brevard County School Board.

Another Central Florida school district is forcing out its leader.

The Brevard County School Board voted unanimously during its Tuesday night meeting to place the district’s interim superintendent on administrative leave.

A Virginia school board is scheduled to vote this week on the departure of its superintendent after a 6-year-old student shot and wounded his teacher.

The Brevard County School Board held a work session Tuesday to discuss further changes that should be addressed in the district’s disciplinary policy.

The Brevard County School Board selected Dr. Robert Schiller as the new interim superintendent on Friday.

Days after the Brevard County School Board ousted the superintendent, plans are underway for a new school disciplinary policy in Brevard Public Schools.

A federal appeals court has rejected an attempt by a chapter of the conservative group Moms for Liberty to block restrictions that the Brevard County School Board placed on public participation at board meetings.

The school board in Florida's largest district won't recognize October as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer History month.

Central Florida school board candidates are gearing up for the state’s 2022 primary election, running on platforms that address everything happening in education from school safety and COVID-19 protocols to book banning and new laws introduced in classrooms.

A candidate for the Seminole County School Board election filed a lawsuit Friday claiming another school board candidate violated election laws.

Heading back to school is exciting for some, but others said this year is different, given the Parental Rights in Education law, deemed by critics the “Don’t Say Gay” law, is now in effect.

The Orange County school board approved a number of proposals during its Tuesday evening meeting, including the approval of the district’s newest superintendent, Dr. Maria Vazquez.

The board of Florida's largest school district has voted against a sexual education textbook for middle and high schoolers.

An Orlando judge dismissed a lawsuit by the Brevard chapter of Moms for Liberty and four Brevard parents who said the School Board and Brevard Public Schools discriminated against conservative parents who criticized the board with its public speaker policy, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.

The Orange County School Board received pushback at its Tuesday meeting during public comment for something called “camp legal.”

The Orange County School Board approved a contract with the Classroom Teachers Association that will increase salaries for teachers and other school staff.

Orange County School Board members selected two finalists Tuesday to move forward in the process to replace the retiring superintendent.

The Seminole County School Board has voted to cancel their plans for a proclamation supporting LGBTQ+ students and staff at Seminole County Public Schools

On the eve of June’s “Pride Month,” the Seminole County school board made a last-minute decision to cancel plans for a proclamation for LGBTQ support.

The school board for Orange County Public Schools held a workshop Tuesday to discuss their safety program and, in the wake of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, board members had a lot of questions regarding their policies.

The School Board of Orange County is facing a lawsuit over allegations a kindergartner was sexually assaulted by another student during a P.E. class. The girl's family is now seeking monetary damages, claiming the school failed to protect her.

The Brevard County School Board hammered out a draft policy that would make it easier in the future to respond district-wide to objections to library materials.

A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language” and an illustration of a nude woman.

The board met Thursday to discuss what went wrong and what can be improved with their response to the incident.

The Brevard County School Board voted Tuesday in favor of a new contract with the Brevard Federation of Teachers, though the union’s president warned board members that an agreement wouldn’t be possible next year without raises.

Orange County School Board member Vicki-Elaine Felder hosted a town hall meeting on Monday to address the safety of students and the community near Carver Middle School.

The Seminole County School Board held a nearly two-hour closed-door session on Friday to discuss school safety and security following a reported increase of fights at Markham Woods Middle School.

Brevard County Schools employees and students will now have the full week of Thanksgiving off after the school board approved the change Wednesday.

A group of parents, teachers and local politicians gathered outside the Orange County School Board Monday to urge district leaders to extend mask requirements in the classroom.

The Brevard County School Board will vote Tuesday on public speaking restrictions that board members hope will reign in a portion of meetings that have often been rowdy and time consuming in recent months. B

The Florida Board of Education sends a formal notice to the Brevard County School Board, giving the district 48 hours to comply with state student mask mandate rules.

The Brevard County School Board is expected to discuss potential changes to the public comment format on Tuesday during a work session meeting.

Eight Florida school districts, including in Orange and Brevard counties, found not in compliance with state COVID-19 measures Thursday will face financial consequences if they do not comply.

The Brevard County School Board will soon vote on new rules aimed at taming its boisterous public comment period.

The Brevard County School Board will meet Tuesday to discuss its mask mandate.

Brevard Public Schools reported fewer cases than it did earlier this fall in its twice-weekly COVID-19 update, with 213 reported infections of staff and students, and 616 quarantines from Friday to Tuesday.

The Volusia County School Board has canceled an emergency meeting scheduled for Thursday to allow time to wait for an appeals court decision about Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates in schools.

The Lake County school board met Thursday morning to discuss mask rules after a Florida judge once again ruled against Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order banning mask mandates.

Marion County Public Schools continue the search for bus drivers and substitute bus drivers.

Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran demanded that Brevard Public Schools withdraw its classroom facemask mandate by Wednesday morning or the Florida Department of Education would withhold School Board member salaries.

Following the implementation of a mask mandate, Brevard Public Schools have loosened their COVID-19 quarantine requirements for masked students in several common situations.

Florida school districts can legally require their students to wear face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 after Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper filed his decision he made during a ruling last week.

The Volusia County school board voted in a mask mandate on Tuesday night.

The Brevard County School Board will hold an emergency meeting Monday morning to discuss its face mask policy, a spokesman announced via email Saturday.

The latest data released by Brevard Public Schools Tuesday shows that the numbers of COVID-19 cases among students and staff have continued to climb to record highs in the district.

Pediatrics in Brevard reports nearly 100 children have been treated for COVID-19 in the past month, most in the past two weeks.

The Brevard County School Board will discuss mask policies at a Thursday board meeting, its last before the start of the new school year.

Community members wanting to voice their opinion during Lake County School Board meetings will now need to do it in person.