/education Education en-US WLRN Thu, 05 Sep 2024 19:00:00 GMT /education/2024-09-05/two-student-protesters-arrested-at-uf-accept-plea-deals-in-criminal-cases Two University of Florida students arrested earlier this year during pro-Palestinian protests on campus have accepted plea deals to misdemeanor criminal charges and will pay a small fine with no jail time. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 19:00:00 GMT /education/2024-09-05/two-student-protesters-arrested-at-uf-accept-plea-deals-in-criminal-cases Vivienne Serret | Fresh Take Florida /education/2024-09-04/achieve-miamis-program-turns-students-into-educators The Teacher Accelerator Program (TAP) has risen to the challenge by preparing 151 new educators for Miami-Dade County classrooms, significantly bolstering the region's efforts to address a critical need. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:00:00 GMT /education/2024-09-04/achieve-miamis-program-turns-students-into-educators Amelia Orjuela Da Silva | Miami Times /education/2024-09-02/broward-school-board-lawsuit-insulin The board is alleging that the skyrocketing price of the drug in the last 20 years is unnatural. As many as 3,500 Broward School Board employees may be impacted by these price increases. Mon, 02 Sep 2024 19:25:06 GMT /education/2024-09-02/broward-school-board-lawsuit-insulin Carlton Gillespie /education/2024-08-29/book-ban-florida-lawsuit-publishers A coalition of major publishing houses, along with several prominent authors, students, and parents, filed a lawsuit Thursday against Florida public school officials. It challenges the state's controversial 2023 law, which has led to the widespread removal of books from public school libraries. Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:58:07 GMT /education/2024-08-29/book-ban-florida-lawsuit-publishers Sergio R. Bustos /education/2024-08-27/florida-faculty-union-pushes-back-at-a-directive-on-textbook-reviews Saying it opposes “any form of academic censorship,” the United Faculty of Florida on Monday objected to a directive issued this month by university system Chancellor Ray Rodrigues about reviewing textbooks and other materials for “antisemitic material” or “anti-Israeli” bias. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 17:00:00 GMT /education/2024-08-27/florida-faculty-union-pushes-back-at-a-directive-on-textbook-reviews News Service of Florida /education/2024-08-26/dan-foganholi-broward-schools-desantis-appointees Outgoing Broward School Board member Daniel Foganholi has been appointed to the State Board of Education. This comes just days after Foganholi lost the primary reelection to his seat on the Broward School Board. Mon, 26 Aug 2024 18:30:00 GMT /education/2024-08-26/dan-foganholi-broward-schools-desantis-appointees News Service of Florida /education/2024-08-23/school-choice-and-a-history-of-segregation-collide-as-one-florida-county-shutters-its-rural-schools Tens of thousands of students have left Florida’s public schools in recent years amid an explosive growth in school choice. Now districts large and small are reckoning with the harsh financial realities of empty seats in aging classrooms. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:00:00 GMT /education/2024-08-23/school-choice-and-a-history-of-segregation-collide-as-one-florida-county-shutters-its-rural-schools Kate Payne | Associated Press/Report for America /education/2024-08-23/miami-soccer-sport-leadership-fiu-course This summer, Florida International University and the Argentina Football Association partnered to launch a 10-week sports leadership global program. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 11:00:00 GMT /education/2024-08-23/miami-soccer-sport-leadership-fiu-course Jimena Romero /business/2024-08-23/vanderbilt-university-campus-west-palm-beach The private Vanderbilt University wants to build a half-billion dollar campus in West Palm Beach, bringing even more prestige and clout to the fast-growing city. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /business/2024-08-23/vanderbilt-university-campus-west-palm-beach Wilkine Brutus /education/2024-08-22/teacher-vacancies-in-florida-schools-drop Both the Florida Department of Education and Florida Education Association find teacher vacancies are down across the state this year. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 11:00:00 GMT /education/2024-08-22/teacher-vacancies-in-florida-schools-drop Danielle Prieur