Supreme Court win for girl with epilepsy expected to make disability lawsuits against schools...

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/12 7:57A Associated Press

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — A teenage girl with a rare form of epilepsy won a unanimous  Supreme Court  ruling on Thursday that’s expected to make it easier for families of children with disabilities to sue schools over access to...

How scammers are using AI to steal college financial aid

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/10 4:43A Associated Press

By SHARON LURYE, Associated Press Education Writer It was an unusual question coming from a police officer. Heather Brady was napping at home in San Francisco on a Sunday afternoon when the officer knocked on her door to ask: Had she applied to...

USF backed in fight over campus shutdown during COVID pandemic

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/9 5:37A Jim Saunders

TALLAHASSEE — As the Florida Supreme Court ponders a similar case, a circuit judge last week backed the University of South Florida in a dispute about whether students should receive fee refunds because services were not available during a...

State agrees to drop charge in ex-Broward schools chief Runcie’s perjury case

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/9 4:09A Scott Travis

A high-profile, four-year effort to convict former Broward Superintendent Robert Runcie of a felony perjury charge ended with a whimper Monday as state prosecutors agreed to dismiss the case. The move, announced in Judge Martin Fein s courtroom...

Broward schools chief auditor should be fired, School Board member says

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/7 1:00A Scott Travis

The chief auditor for Broward schools should be fired, said one School Board member, who wrote a scathing evaluation. Dave Rhodes, who was hired as chief auditor last year, received overall satisfactory marks from School Board members, according...

Judge puts temporary hold on Trump’s latest ban on Harvard’s foreign students

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/6 2:48A Associated Press

By CHRISSIE THOMPSON and COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press Education Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked  a proclamation  by President Donald Trump that banned foreign students from entering the U.S. to attend Harvard...

Top US universities raced to become global campuses. Under Trump, it’s becoming a liability

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/5 8:30A Associated Press

By COLLIN BINKLEY, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Three decades ago, foreign students at Harvard University accounted for just 11% of the total student body. Today, they account for 26%. Like other prestigious U.S. universities, Harvard...

Florida faces alarming rise in student absences; see the data for your school

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/5 12:00A Scott Travis

Inside a Palm Beach County courtroom, Judge Kathleen Kroll is trying to tackle a problem that has plagued Florida schools in recent years: An alarming number of students aren t showing up for school....

Pembroke Park to provide free lunches to students in two schools

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/4 10:56A Scott Travis

There is such a thing as a free lunch at two Pembroke Park schools. Starting this school year, only students from families who meet income requirements will be able to qualify for free or reduced-priced lunches. But Pembroke Park officials...

After Ono’s rejection, what’s next for the University of Florida?

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/4 10:12A Ian Hodgson

After Florida’s Board of Governors voted down Santa Ono as president of the state’s flagship university Tuesday, even members of the board seemed shocked by what they’d just done. “The motion fails,” said board chair Brian Lamb, his tone...

Trump promised to welcome more foreign students. Now, they feel targeted on all fronts

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/4 9:50A Associated Press

By JOCELYN GECKER, AP Education Writer To attract the brightest minds to America, President Donald Trump proposed a novel idea while campaigning: If elected, he would grant green cards to all foreign...

Top DeSantis aide Kamoutsas named Florida education commissioner

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/4 8:19A Jeffrey S. Solochek

Acting on the recommendation of Gov. Ron DeSantis, the State Board of Education on Wednesday named Anastasios I. Kamoutsas Florida’s 32nd education commissioner. Kamoutsas, 36, is one of four deputy chiefs of staff in DeSantis’ office. Before...

Florida board blocks hiring of U of Michigan president criticized over encampment response

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/4 4:25A Philissa Cramer

Florida officials have rejected the University of Florida board’s choice to helm the university, citing his record at the University of Michigan where his tenure included fierce pro-Palestinian protests. Santa Ono drew criticism from both...

FIU Trustees approve Jeanette Nuñez as university president

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 6/2 10:41A Tom Urban, Jim Saunders

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida International University Board of Trustees on Monday unanimously approved appointing former Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez as the university’s president. Nuñez has served as interim president since February and emerged last...

Astronaut one day, artist the next: How to help children explore the world of careers

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 5/31 3:10A Associated Press

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ NEW YORK (AP) — When Angelina Rivera was a third grader, she wanted to be a scientist and was excited by bugs, rocks and everything in the natural world. But a family trip to visit relatives in Honduras changed her perspective....