public school /tags/public-school public school en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:39:06 GMT Coalition of South Florida parents, educators say new state law creates 'shadow school system' /education/2025-11-20/coalition-of-south-florida-parents-educators-say-new-state-law-creates-shadow-school-system The groups — including the United Teachers of Dade, NAACP Miami-Dade Branch, the Miami-Dade County Council of PTA/PTSA, and others — oppose the "co-location" efforts, which they argue threaten the financial stability and local control of the public education system. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:39:06 GMT /education/2025-11-20/coalition-of-south-florida-parents-educators-say-new-state-law-creates-shadow-school-system Diego Perdomo More Florida kids attend a school of choice rather than a neighborhood public school /education/2025-06-18/more-florida-kids-attend-a-school-of-choice-rather-than-a-neighborhood-public-school Almost 1.8 million Florida K-12 students attended a school of choice during the 2023-2024 school year. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:00:00 GMT /education/2025-06-18/more-florida-kids-attend-a-school-of-choice-rather-than-a-neighborhood-public-school Danielle Prieur Florida Gov. DeSantis takes aim at what he sees as indoctrination in schools /news/2022-07-13/florida-gov-desantis-takes-aim-at-what-he-sees-as-indoctrination-in-schools Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed bills that limit how race and sexual orientation can be taught. He says students have been getting a "distorted" view of history. Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:59:00 GMT /news/2022-07-13/florida-gov-desantis-takes-aim-at-what-he-sees-as-indoctrination-in-schools Greg Allen In an effort to make schools greener, the White House is offering billions of dollars /2022-04-22/in-an-effort-to-make-schools-greener-the-white-house-is-offering-billions-of-dollars From solar panels to electric buses — the Biden Administration wants to make it easier for schools to tap more than $5.5 billion for climate-friendly upgrades. Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:05:19 GMT /2022-04-22/in-an-effort-to-make-schools-greener-the-white-house-is-offering-billions-of-dollars Anya Kamenetz Some families are being forced to choose between remote learning and school meals /news/2022-02-02/some-families-are-being-forced-to-choose-between-remote-learning-and-school-meals Many low-income families who want their children to keep learning remotely are losing access to a federal program that helped them pay for meals. Wed, 02 Feb 2022 15:43:27 GMT /news/2022-02-02/some-families-are-being-forced-to-choose-between-remote-learning-and-school-meals Cory Turner Haiti's assassination update, school staffing shortages, and healthier sugarcane harvesting in Brazil /2022-01-07/haitis-assassination-update-school-staffing-shortages-and-healthier-sugarcane-harvesting-in-brazil Miami Herald's Jacqueline Charles, SAąúĽĘ´«Ä±'s Tim Padgett, Sommer Brugal from the Miami Herald, and Nadia Sussman from ProPublica joined guest host Wilkine Brutus on The South Florida Roundup. They looked at the big issues facing Haiti, Florida's school districts, and alternative sugarcane harvesting in Brazil. Fri, 07 Jan 2022 21:59:28 GMT /2022-01-07/haitis-assassination-update-school-staffing-shortages-and-healthier-sugarcane-harvesting-in-brazil Wilkine Brutus The Tug-of-War Over Public Education in Florida /2021-03-08/the-tug-of-war-over-public-education-in-florida The state government pushed local school districts to reopen classrooms last fall sooner than elected school board members thought was safe. Some see it as the state standing up for parent choice, while others interpreted it as the state undermining local decision-making. Mon, 08 Mar 2021 21:15:19 GMT /2021-03-08/the-tug-of-war-over-public-education-in-florida Jessica Bakeman, Tom Hudson Gov. Ron DeSantis Pitches New Teacher Bonus Program /news/2019-11-15/gov-ron-desantis-pitches-new-teacher-bonus-program TALLAHASSEE --- Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the Florida Legislature to abandon the embattled “Best and Brightest” bonus program and replace it with a new plan… Fri, 15 Nov 2019 11:23:52 GMT /news/2019-11-15/gov-ron-desantis-pitches-new-teacher-bonus-program News Service Of Florida Here's Just How Little Confidence Americans Have In Political Institutions /national-politics/2018-01-17/heres-just-how-little-confidence-americans-have-in-political-institutions A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that Congress, the political parties and the media rank among the least-trusted U.S. institutions in the age of President Trump. Wed, 17 Jan 2018 10:00:00 GMT /national-politics/2018-01-17/heres-just-how-little-confidence-americans-have-in-political-institutions Domenico Montanaro Court Fight Looms For Controversial Education Law /2017-07-06/court-fight-looms-for-controversial-education-law The Broward County School Board voted Wednesday to move ahead with legal action against a sweeping new education law, an initial step toward a court... Thu, 06 Jul 2017 12:53:06 GMT /2017-07-06/court-fight-looms-for-controversial-education-law The News Service of Florida