/tags/florida-education-commissioner florida education commissioner en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT /education/2026-04-29/broward-school-board-responds-to-state-probe-of-misuse-of-public-funds-delays-votes-on-job-cuts The School Board of Broward County will strengthen staff-issued credit card practices after state education officials opened an investigation into the Board chair's $150 ticket purchase for a Democratic political fundraiser with public funds. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT /education/2026-04-29/broward-school-board-responds-to-state-probe-of-misuse-of-public-funds-delays-votes-on-job-cuts Natalie La Roche Pietri /education/2025-07-15/florida-education-kamoutsas-parents-right Anastasios Kamoutsas said his top priorities as Commissioner of Education are school safety and student achievement. Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT /education/2025-07-15/florida-education-kamoutsas-parents-right Natalie La Roche Pietri /news/2022-08-18/education-commissioner-manny-diaz-jr-pulls-lgbtq-support-documents-in-schools Florida Education Commissioner gave his staff the go-ahead to "pull" LGBTQ support documents at all school districts, saying some could violate a controversial new law. Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:30:00 GMT /news/2022-08-18/education-commissioner-manny-diaz-jr-pulls-lgbtq-support-documents-in-schools Ryan Dailey /news/2022-08-01/a-florida-law-professor-breaks-down-the-states-battle-with-the-federal-government-over-title-ix Recently released federal guidelines would extend protections under the law to include schools’ “obligations not to discriminate based on sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation and gender identity.” Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:00:00 GMT /news/2022-08-01/a-florida-law-professor-breaks-down-the-states-battle-with-the-federal-government-over-title-ix Cathy Carter /news/2022-07-28/diaz-tells-schools-to-ignore-new-federal-title-ix-guidelines-on-gender-identity-sexual-orientation Saying federal guidelines aimed at preventing discrimination against students based on such things as gender identity would “vastly expand the application” of Title IX, Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. told school officials Thursday to ignore the guidelines. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 18:42:00 GMT /news/2022-07-28/diaz-tells-schools-to-ignore-new-federal-title-ix-guidelines-on-gender-identity-sexual-orientation Ryan Dailey | News Service of Florida /local-news/2022-04-27/diaz-says-he-wants-to-change-the-tone-around-what-it-means-to-be-a-teacher-amid-statewide-shortages Soon-to-be Education Commissioner Manny Diaz has worn many hats in his career, starting with teaching geography, history, social studies and psychology at public high schools in Miami. Today, he’s a Republican state Senator from Hialeah and works as the Vice President of Finance for Doral College. Diaz is also a staunch supporter of school choice which he says is falsely equated as being against public schools. Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:09:13 GMT /local-news/2022-04-27/diaz-says-he-wants-to-change-the-tone-around-what-it-means-to-be-a-teacher-amid-statewide-shortages Lynn Hatter /news/2022-04-22/manny-diaz-is-slated-to-become-floridas-new-education-commissioner Gov. Ron DeSantis is recommending state Sen. Manny Diaz, R-Hialeah to replace outgoing education commissioner Richard Corcoran. Corcoran announced in early March he would step down at the end of April, and has been on a “goodbye tour” of sorts. Fri, 22 Apr 2022 12:24:40 GMT /news/2022-04-22/manny-diaz-is-slated-to-become-floridas-new-education-commissioner Lynn Hatter /news/2020-06-11/florida-leaders-release-plan-to-reopen-schools TALLAHASSEE --- Gov. Ron DeSantis and state education officials on Thursday released a plan to reopen public schools at full capacity in August, saying… Thu, 11 Jun 2020 22:11:10 GMT /news/2020-06-11/florida-leaders-release-plan-to-reopen-schools Ana Ceballos - News Service of Florida /2019-03-14/house-senate-unveil-new-voucher-program-as-opposition-lines-up The Florida House and Senate are at odds over how to make good on Governor Ron DeSantis’s promise to eliminate a 13,000 student wait list for private... Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:40:30 GMT /2019-03-14/house-senate-unveil-new-voucher-program-as-opposition-lines-up Lynn Hatter /show/the-florida-roundup/2018-12-21/under-charter-school-advocate-whats-the-future-of-education-in-florida During his campaign for governor, Ron DeSantis credited Republican education reform efforts like charter schools and private school vouchers for improving… Fri, 21 Dec 2018 23:07:18 GMT /show/the-florida-roundup/2018-12-21/under-charter-school-advocate-whats-the-future-of-education-in-florida