The Education Department will no longer consider school policies that disproportionately harm one group of students as discriminatory unless the discrimination is intentional, rescinding a decades-long standard for civil rights enforcement.
Orange County Public Schools will host a community meeting Thursday July 23rd to hear neighbors' concerns about a proposed affordable housing development intended to help teachers and other OCPS employees.
President Donald Trump says Trump Accounts could lift children out of poverty and help more Americans invest in the stock market.
The Justice Department is investigating whether Harvard University is allowing Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude American students.
According to an Associated Press analysis, more than 4.2 million people across the country defaulted on student loans between April 2025 and March 2026.
The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will prevent international students from staying in the U.S. for more than four years unless they seek and obtain government approval, a departure from long-standing practice.
A federal appeals court has ended more than 60 years of federal oversight of a Louisiana school system that had been ordered to eradicate all vestiges of segregation.
The parents of a Bucknell University football player who died after collapsing during the first day of training camp in 2024 say they appreciate that the Pennsylvania attorney general has brought criminal charges against the strength and conditioning coach who oversaw the session.
A federal appeals court Tuesday kept in place a district court’s preliminary injunction on Florida’s law banning “woke” instruction at public universities. A 2-1 ruling from the three-judge panel on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found Florida’s assertion it could control the speech of its employees, including college professors, to be “a breathtaking assertion of power to ban unpopular ideas from public discourse in the very places the state’s own statutes recognize as centers of inquiry.”
Orange County Public Schools leaders are considering whether to ban e-bikes and electric scooters on school campuses following concerns about student safety.
Members of the Orange County School Board will meet Tuesday to discuss proposed rules and restrictions for student use of e-bikes and e-scooters. Under the new rules, elementary school students would be prohibited from bringing motorized micromobility devices to schools.
The Lake County School District will be looking for a new superintendent. Diane Kornegay, who has served as the district superintendent since 2017, announced on Monday that she will retire at the end of the next school year.
Seven Central Florida school districts garnered “A” grades in the latest report card released this week. Individual school grades were also released. We've listed all of the school grades.
For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities.
A pair of federal judges struck down a Trump administration overhaul to a public service forgiveness program for student loans, ruling Tuesday in two separate cases in favor of advocates who said the program risked becoming a tool for political retribution.
Across the country, experts are watching to see whether the World Cup will give a boost to youth soccer and mint fans for decades to come.
The Orlando Fire Department certified 50 young adults in CPR at no cost as part of the Orlando Fire Teen Academy, a weeklong program introducing high school students to the fire service. The course is conducted through the city’s Take Heart Orlando program, which offers free hands-only CPR training to all city residents and certified CPR courses at a discounted rate.
Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible for higher student loan limits after a federal judge blocked part of a Trump administration rule that held them to lower caps.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed his eighth and final budget of his tenure Monday, vetoing more than $800 million from a $114.5 billion spending plan. The budget also includes $30 billion for schools, $4.5 billion for school vouchers, $665 million for Everglades restoration.
A federal judge has blocked part of a Trump administration plan that would have limited access to loans for students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy, public health and some other fields.
Undocumented students wouldn’t be admitted to the state’s public universities under a proposal reviewed by the State University System Board of Governors on Thursday.
Nearly 600 children took part in the World's Largest Swim Lesson at Walt Disney World, an effort to teach water safety to children from around Central Florida.
Parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited months for the Education Department to address complaints of bullying or discrimination.
President Donald Trump’s administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies.
The Trump administration is giving Indiana more flexibility over how it decides to spend its federal grant money.
Edward Tardif, 46, was also accused of holding meditation in his criminal justice classroom during the 2017-2018 school year as well as trying to smoke with a student and contacting students on social media at inappropriate times.
Hundreds of mourners gathered in Kenya’s central town of Gilgil for a memorial service to honor the lives of 16 students who died in a school fire last month that police said was caused by arson.
Philippine officials say that years of disaster-preparedness drills helped prevent a larger casualty toll when one of the strongest earthquakes in 50 years struck the south.
Orange County's Development Review Committee has recommended approval of plans to build an 880-student private school in the Hamlin area of Horizon West.
Federal prosecutors have unsealed an indictment against eight pro-Palestinian activists accused of conspiring to run a criminal intimidation campaign against University of Michigan officials while trying to force the school to cut financial ties to Israel.
President Donald Trump's administration put dozens of college campuses under investigation last year and cut federal funding unless they came in line with his Republican agenda.
Ohio State University has agreed to pay approximately $100 million to settle hundreds of legal claims from former student athletes who said they were sexually abused decades ago by a doctor at the university.
Orange County Public Schools leaders on Tuesday reflected on a year marked by school closures, staffing reductions and financial challenges, while warning that additional budget decisions could be necessary as student enrollment continues to decline.
A Seminole County nonprofit that supports youth athletes is calling on the community to help find a place to store and distribute sports equipment.
Authorities in Kenya say eight female students have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire destroyed a dormitory at a boarding school, killing 16 children and injuring dozens of others.
Shrey Parikh has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, beating Ishaan Gupta in a lightning-round tiebreaker.
Many kids who've won the Scripps National Spelling Bee have taken a comprehensive approach to their preparation.
Robots that look like dogs or people try to replicate symmetrical shapes found in nature.
For students at seven Orange County schools, the last day of school was also a sad goodbye to their community campuses, which are closing as part of a district consolidation plan. Thousands of students will have to transition to new campuses next year.
The LEGO Foundation has committed $97 million to expand the International Rescue Committee's programs that use play to aid learning and recovery for children in conflict zones.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee has moved from suburban Maryland to downtown Washington, and not all spellers and their families appreciate the change.
Scott Remer is the country's only full-time, professional coach for kids competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers say they'll ask the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene after a federal appeals court declined to reconsider a decision that put the government a step closer to deporting him.
Dozens of soon-to-be graduates of a Michigan high school eschewed their cars and trucks and arrived in tractors, ATVs, golf carts and more.
A judge dismissed all charges against a former school administrator accused of ignoring warnings about a 6-year-old with a gun.
Harvard University faculty have voted to limit the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates, approving one of the most sweeping efforts by a major university to curb grade inflation.
A lawsuit filed on behalf of students and community organizations in Massachusetts argues the state is illegally maintaining schools that are racially segregated, concentrating Black and Latino students in high-poverty districts with fewer opportunities.
Opening statements have been given in the trial of a former assistant principal in Virginia who faces criminal charges from a 2023 school shooting.
A coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration’s recent caps on federal student loans, arguing the limits will make it harder for students pursuing certain healthcare degrees to attain the necessary training and education.
A former Virginia assistant principal is on trial, accused of ignoring warnings that a student brought a loaded gun to an elementary school.
A Michigan community college student will be the first female welder to represent the United States at a worldwide competition described as the Olympics of the skilled trades.
The Justice Department is accusing Yale University of illegally considering race in its medical school admissions.
The Seminole County school superintendent is urging parents to talk to their kids after two students at two different high schools were arrested Thursday, accused of having firearms on the campuses.
The Princess of Wales’ visit to Italy highlights the Reggio Approach, an educational model that values a child’s curiosity and potential.
Parents across the country who are worried about excessive screen time in schools are lobbying educators to go back to pencils and paper.
Several longtime teachers at Millennium Middle School, including a Teacher of the Year, will not be returning next school year after the district chose not to renew their contracts. At Millennium Middle specifically, 17 positions were not reappointed. Of those, four are not being filled due to a loss of staffing allocations. Across Seminole County Public Schools, 243 positions were not reappointed at the school level, and 61 at the district level.
The Philadelphia region is rich in golf history, yet the area's greatest contribution to the game may have come from public course in West Philadelphia.
Tens of thousands of Argentines were flooding the streets of major cities nationwide to protest funding cuts by libertarian President Javier Milei to the public university system — a near-universal point of pride in this crisis-prone country.
A commencement speech at the University of Central Florida is sparking debate online after comments about artificial intelligence drew boos from graduates during a recent ceremony for arts and humanities students.
How should Orange County’s schools allow AI usage? The school board discussing that issue today, with the hopes of having a policy in place before the next school year. The proposal bans OpenAI programs and chatbots for emotional support, and but allows it for instruction in specific cases.
Instructure, the company behind the online learning system Canvas, has reached a deal with hackers to delete data stolen in a cyberattack.
The widow of a man killed in a mass shooting at Florida State University is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, blaming the artificial intelligence chatbot for contributing to the tragedy.
The two Orlando powerhouses announced the launch of the Universal School of Experience Leadership and Innovation, a first-of-its-kind program designed to train the next generation of immersive experience leaders.
The widow of a man killed in a mass shooting at Florida State University is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, blaming the artificial intelligence chatbot for contributing to the tragedy.
For the first time in more than a decade, a leading pediatricians group has put out new guidance about recess, saying it’s crucial for good health and good grades and should be part of the school day for students of all ages.
A new digital textbook from UCLA aims to change stereotypes about Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders by teaching their history.
A key online learning system used by thousands of schools and universities is back after a cyberattack knocked it offline, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals.
In Titusville, a 60-day warning period for those speeding in a school zone during school hours is coming to an end next week. Police have been using cameras to catch drivers with a heavy foot.
A federal judge in New York has ruled that the Trump administration's cancellation of over $100 million in humanities grants was unconstitutional.
Rutgers University has canceled a planned graduation speech by business leader Rami Elghandour after students raised concerns about his criticism of Israel on social media.
The number of antisemitic incidents in the United States tallied by the Anti-Defamation League declined by 33% in 2025 — the first drop in five years — due in large part to what the ADL said was a dramatic decrease of incidents on college campuses.
Osceola County school officials are considering changes to the district’s Code of Student Conduct that would restrict the use of artificial intelligence and personal wireless devices during the school day.
A recent trip to New Zealand to visit her pen pal of 40 years made an Associated Press reporter from New Hampshire wonder about the history of programs that bring strangers together to write letters.
The longtime president of Bard College in New York has announced his retirement, months after it was revealed that he had a much deeper relationship than was previously known with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Deltona High School is now the first school in the nation to test a drone system designed to respond to emergencies — including active shooter situations — directly on campus.
A woman who drove a Land Rover into a tea party at a London primary school, killing two 8-year-old girls, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
A Tacoma high school student has been booked on five counts of first-degree assault after four students and an adult security guard were injured in a stabbing at the school.
A group formed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has traveled the country trying to prevent such violence from happening.
Almost two years after Brevard Public Schools started putting metal detectors in all high schools, the district is now preparing to put metal detectors in all 12 middle schools.
Opposition is growing in an Orlando neighborhood as residents push back against a proposal to open a new high school near Lake Cherokee, citing concerns over traffic, parking and safety ahead of a public meeting Monday evening.
