Duke University to cover tuition for NC, SC students whose families earn $150K or less

"Attending college can expand a family’s opportunities for generations, and we aim to make the Duke experience as widely accessible as we can," the school said.

Flagler Schools preparing for vote on arming select staff members

Flagler County is thinking about getting more guns in schools. The school board on Tuesday is expected to vote on whether to start a "Guardian Program."

Charter school dispute goes to Florida Supreme Court

The Palm Beach County School Board has gone to the Florida Supreme Court in a dispute about whether it is required to make retroactive payments to charter schools stemming from a 2018 referendum.

Brevard County to increase pay for school bus drivers amid shortage

School bus drivers in Brevard County are set to get a pay increase following a school board vote next week amid a driver shortage in the district. 

Florida professor resurfaces after setting record of living 100 days underwater

A university professor who spent 100 days living underwater at a Florida Keys lodge for scuba divers resurfaced Friday and raised his face to the sun for the first time since March 1.

Austin ISD teacher fired over viral TikTok video

Sophia DeLoretto-Chudy was a third grade teacher at Becker Elementary School in Austin until she posted a TikTok that went viral overnight.

Speakers argue over high school yearbook in rowdy Seminole County School Board meeting

The debate over Lyman High School’s yearbook seemed settled. A small group of parents protested two pages in the book that discussed LBGTQ life and vocabulary. In response, the Seminole County School Board offered to refund those parents or give them versions of the yearbook reprinted to not include those two pages.

Florida drivers beware: Illegally passing a school bus could cost you under new law

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new bill that would allow Florida school districts to install exterior cameras on school buses to nab drivers who illegally pass them while displaying a stop sign.

Official: Nearly 80 schoolgirls in Afghanistan poisoned, hospitalized

Nearly 80 girls were poisoned and hospitalized in two separate attacks at their primary schools in northern Afghanistan, a local education official said Sunday.

Student loan repayment: How to prepare for payments when pandemic freeze ends

A three-year pause on student loan payments will end this summer regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on the White House plan to forgive billions of dollars in student loan debt.

National Spelling Bee: Dev Shah, 14, wins with final word 'psammophile'

Congrats, Dev Shah! The teen from Largo, Florida, had his spelling career interrupted by the pandemic, then didn't make it out of his regional bee last year. He was crowned last night as the 2023 champion.

Watch: 'Legendary' math professor, 88, gets standing ovation after final lecture

Gilbert Strang, 88, was one of the first professors to post his lectures to OpenCourseWare, which gave millions of people free access to MIT classes.