High school student digs up 34-million-year-old whale skull on family farm

Lindsey Stallworth and her science teacher had only been digging for about 30 minutes when they found fragments that led to the discovery of a lifetime.

Florida principal resigns after assembly targeting Black students over test scores

Donelle Evensen informed Flagler Schools Superintendent LaShakia Moore that she is resigning from her post. Moore has called on the school's former principal, Marcus Sanfilippo, to return to the campus in an interim role.

'It's been torture': Florida mom sues Orange County Public Schools, alleging they failed to help her daughter

A mother is suing Orange County Public Schools for allegedly failing to provide her daughter who has learning disabilities with the tools needed to learn. She's even taken her child out of public school and put her into private school.

Flagler County schools has new superintendent
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Flagler County schools have named a new superintendent, Lashakia Moore. She was unanimously approved by the school board after her time as interim superintendent.

Will UCF close campus for Hurricane Idalia?

The University of Central Florida is closing campus on Wednesday ahead of Hurricane Idalia's anticipated landfall along the Gulf Coast on Wednesday.

AG sues California school district over policy to out trans students to parents

The state attorney general on Monday sued a California school district that passed a policy forcing schools to out transgender students to their parents regardless of whether the child wants them to know. 

List: Hurricane Idalia triggers school closures across Florida

Here's a running list of school closures in Florida ahead of Idalia's anticipated landfall along the Gulf Coast.

‘Back to school’ starts from July to after Labor Day, depending on where in US you live

Pew Research Center analyzed more than 1,500 public school districts and found that there are substantial regional variations in when students start and end their summer vacations.

Appeals court rejects UCF COVID-19 pandemic shutdown lawsuits

Adding to a series of similar rulings across the state, an appeals court Friday rejected two lawsuits alleging the University of Central Florida should be required to refund money to students because of a campus shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

LEGO Braille Bricks, meant to help children learn, now available to anyone

The bumps on each brick are arranged to correspond to the numbers and letters in the Braille system, with the printed version of the symbol or letter printed below the bumps.

Parents demand change after controversial school assembly that singled out Black children

Bunnell Elementary School parents met with school leaders Thursday night to look at how they move forward following a school assembly that singled out Black students.

Bunnell Elementary principal, teacher suspended after assembly held for Black students over test scores

A principal and teacher at a Florida elementary school have been suspended and placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation into an assembly was held for only Black students to discuss underperforming test scores, the district's interim superintendent said Thursday.

Flagler Superintendent talks scrutinized assembly
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Flagler Schools? Interim Superintendent LaShakia Moore apologized on behalf of the district after Black students at Bunnell Elementary were singled out at an assembly to discuss underperforming test scores. Parents allege that students were offered fast-food gift cards as rewards for increased test scores, and told that if they didn't perform well in school they could end up in jail. "I was embarrassed," on student told FOX 35.

Some students in Florida are shifting to a 4-day school week

The school week is a little shorter for some students in Volusia County. When the bell rings at the end of the day on Thursday, the weekend officially begins. Volusia County school board members recently approved amending the charter for Chiles Academy to allow the school to operate on a 4-day school week.

Some Florida students shift to 4-day week
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The school week is a little shorter for some students in Volusia County. When the bell rings at the end of the day on Thursday --- the weekend officially begins. Volusia County School Board members recently approved amending the charter for Chiles Academy to allow the school to operate on a 4-day school week.