The Florida Department of Education has a new email hotline for public school students and staff who believe their religious rights have been violated. Asserting the department’s commitment to ...

Florida lawmakers debated dozens of education-related bills during their two-month session. Most did not make it through the process. Here’s a quick look at the fate of a few of the higher profile ...

Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas has announced a new process for filing complaints alleging violations of religious freedom in schools. Kamoutsas issued a letter to parents ...

Florida's education system offers numerous school choice options, including charter schools, private schools, and home education. Nearly 1.4 million students in the state attend schools of choice, ...

Florida’s expansion of vouchers for families who want to enroll their children in private schools is leading to tighter budgets at public schools across the state. In 2023, the Republican-led Florida ...

Solochek is an education reporter covering K-12 education policy and schools. Reach him at jsolochek@tampabay.com. Anyone can ...

The Senate’s proposed education budget restructures how Exceptional Student Education (ESE) funding appears in the Florida ...

VALRICO, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis is expanding "school choice" funding for students and families across Florida . During a news conference Wednesday morning at Grace Christian School in Valrico, ...

“Unless a school is found guilty in a court of law of criminal activity, that school should be something that people can choose.” — Neal McCluskey, Center for Educational Freedom director, on the ...

There’s yet more evidence that dumping money into a broken education system isn’t the best way to improve student achievement ...