Florida teacher's use of gender-neutral title leads to state investigation, administrative leave

A Florida teacher has been placed on administrative leave after the state’s attorney general warned the district over the educator’s use of a gender-neutral title in the classroom.

Ranked: Best & worst college towns for 2025

When trying to decide what college to attend, besides academics, there are many factors like living expenses and social environment, that play a role in a student’s decision on where to pursue their degree.

‘Principal for a Day’ program connects community leaders with schools

Wednesday was back-to-school for dozens of business leaders across Volusia County. The annual Principal for a Day program was held at schools throughout the county, and FOX 35's John Brown visited Sweetwater Elementary in Port Orange.

Florida bill would bring cursive writing back to schools

A new bill in the Florida House of Representatives (HB 127) proposes teaching cursive to students in grades 2–5.

Jane Goodall cause of death revealed: Report

Jane Goodall, iconic primatologist and conservationist, died at 91. Her cause of death was revealed Monday.

Canvas website down for several hours Monday for students after AWS outage

Many college and K-12 students were unable to access assignments or course materials Monday morning as the learning management platform Canvas reported widespread connectivity issues caused by an Amazon Web Services outage.

Penn rejects Trump admin's preferential funding proposal

The compact asks colleges and universities to voluntarily agree to do away with departments "that purposefully punish, belittle and even spark violence against conservative ideas."

Blocked bathrooms: Osceola County school closed most bathrooms over student fights

It's not known how many student fights in bathrooms or any resulting injuries prompted this school decision to close some bathrooms. Osceola County schools did not say how many student bathrooms were closed in this decision.

Hoax bomb threat sent to 40 Florida school districts: Reports

More than 40 school districts in Florida were reportedly the target of an anonymous hoax bomb threat email, according to districts who received the email.

Deltona High unveils new welding lab for students
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A new program is sparking some bright futures in Volusia County with the opening of a new welding lab for students at Deltona High School.

School bathroom rules finalized in Florida
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The Florida Department of Education approved some controversial rules for the new school year about who can use what bathrooms and students not being allowed to learn about sexual orientation from Kindergarten to 8th grade

Back-to-school sales tax holiday begins
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The first day of school is less than three weeks away for many districts in Central Florida. Now is the perfect time to start shopping for back-to-school needs because of the state's sales tax holiday.

Florida DOE approves new school year rules
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The Florida Department of Education has approved new controversial rules for the upcoming school year

World?s only commercial ?zero-gravity? lab
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Florida Tech is home to the only commercial gravity offset lab in the world. Its goal is to advance the space industry and give more people access to STEM careers.

Trump administration may sell student loan debt. What it means for borrowers

Top Trump administration officials are exploring the possibility of selling some of the student debt portfolio, which covers millions of borrowers, to the private market.