Students and parents enrolled at the Florida Virtual School plan to gather Tuesday morning at the Capitol in Tallahassee and protest the budget cuts the Legislature has planned. ...more

April 20, 2009

Questions and answers about the new curriculum ...more

March 6, 2009

Medicaid An additional $4.3 billion in funding over two years for the insurance program that, in Florida, serves about 2.2 million low-income families and individuals - half of them children - as well as people with disabilities. The $4.3 billion would reflect a boost from 55.4 percent to 67.8 percent in the rate at which the federal government matches what Florida spends on Medicaid. ...more

February 13, 2009

As the Senate stimulus package stands, Florida's public school districts would miss out on nearly $650 million in construction money, according a national news organization that compared the differing bills under consideration in Congress. ...more

February 11, 2009

As Florida school districts face the most pressing financial crisis in modern history, an opportunity has once again surfaced that would help level the playing field of school governance with the other 49 states. ...more

February 8, 2009

For the second year in a row, Pinellas County elementary school lunch programs have scored the highest marks in the nation for nutrition. ...more

September 11, 2008

Hillsborough County public schools have adopted a new program designed to better prepare students for college by directing them into more Advanced Placement classes and teaching them higher-order thinking skills. ...more

August 1, 2008

The Pasco County School District will hold a town-hall meeting Monday to seek input on the district's plan for making sure schools teach students the skills employers want. ...more

June 1, 2008

Officials in two Florida school districts said they have found a way to limit the free agency of high school athletes who switch schools for more playing time, better coaches or championship teams. ...more

February 7, 2008

With more states declining an abstinence-only approach to sex education, Florida remains a big promoter of abstinence education, even as new studies show the emphasis is failing to keep many kids from having sex. ...more

January 2, 2008