Florida’s A through F grading system as a means to gauge a school's performance has been fraught with controversy in recent years, and now a statewide parent group is fed up, calling for an end to the system which has been basic in Florida education for 17 years.
The dust settled only months ago on the once-a-decade project of redrawing Florida's congressional and legislative districts to account for population changes. But because of the lengthy legal battle that followed the Legislature's original efforts at drawing the lines, the beginning of the next redistricting process is less than five years away.
Despite the challenge of "an insanely wet 'dry season'" -- 10 inches in January alone -- Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) farmers were able to keep their 20-year hot streak alive.
A group of Florida parents are suing the Florida Department of Education over a state law which requires students who fail the state’s standardized reading test, saying students should be allowed to pass based on their performance in class instead.
The number of Zika cases in the Miami-Dade area continues to rise as mosquitos continue transmitting the virus locally, according to reports from the Department of Health.
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg passed on running for president this year but he is showing no signs of staying on the sidelines as he threw his support to a congressional candidate in Florida.
States should back a proposed federal program that could initially have them take on more disaster recovery costs --- but with the ability to lower the tab by investing in preparedness, Florida's emergency director said Wednesday.
Working for the Florida Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, can pay a pretty penny -- to the tune of up to a six figure salary, according to numbers from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Some leading Florida Republicans continue to say they will not back Donald Trump in November.
The Second Amendment has taken center stage in the already contentious presidential race, and Florida gun groups are taking sides in the political fray.
