Local students earn national recognition for academic achievement
The students were recently notified that they’d earned Scholar status through the College Board’s African American, Hispanic, or Indigenous Recognition Programs....
Santa Fe College Will Reopen Wednesday
The college will open for all classes and normal business activities Wednesday morning. ...
Santa Fe College closes campus for the evening after bomb threat
Although the college was able to determine there was no imminent threat, college officials made the decision to close the Northwest Campus and all SF...
Superintendent Simon’s reaction to eliminating the Florida Standards Assessment tests
Dr. Simon said, "“This would be welcome news for educators, students, and families in Florida... We agree with Governor DeSantis that the time and effort...
Governor DeSantis Announces End of the High-Stakes FSA Testing to Become the First State in the Nation to Fully Transition to Progress Monitoring
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced a legislative proposal that will eliminate the end-of-year, high-stakes Florida Statewide Assessment and create the new Florida Assessment of Student...
UF to Cornell: “The university does not currently have the authority to take the actions you recommend”
Kent Fuchs responded, "Unfortunately, we do not read the State University System policymaking environment the way you describe in your letter. The university does not...
Local parent frustrated by revocation of mask exemption after 3 weeks of school
Nichole Carlisle has been frustrated by the frequently-changing rules for mask exemptions; her son's exemption was suddenly denied after being accepted for the first 3...
Appeals court grants stay on ruling; parental opt-out now required for school masks
1st District Court of Appeals has granted DeSantis' motion for a stay on a trial court ruling that prohibited the Florida Departments of Education and...
Superintendent thanks USDOE for offering grants to replace funds withheld by FLDOE
Today the U.S. Department of Education announced that it will be awarding grants to school districts that have had their funding cut because of mask requirements...
Governor files emergency motion to reinstate stay on school mask ruling
If the appeals court rules in favor of the governor in this case and reinstates the stay, school districts will not be able to overrule...