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Orange County Public Schools says it prioritized venues for graduation based on graduating class size, not how close the venues were to the school. But Jones High School parents say many parents or students may not have transportation across the county to UCF.
An Orange County Public Schools math teacher is turning learning into a slam dunk by combining her two passions: education and basketball. Jennifer Lopez teaches fourth grade at Stonewyck Elementary School and has developed what she calls “Magic Math.”
Leaders at Orange County Public Schools are trying to solve the issue of staff shortages by giving some of the district's employees priority access to affordable housing.
An Orange County judge has ruled against a woman who sued the public school district after an anonymous tip that she modeled for OnlyFans led to her being told she could no longer volunteer at her child's elementary school.
The Foundation for Orange County Public Schools has established a memorial fund in honor of the 6-year-old boy who was hit and killed while riding his bicycle in an Apopka mobile home park on Saturday.
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida along with Orange County Public Schools is hoping to feed thousands of families ahead of the school district's winter break.
Orange County Public Schools may swap school resource officers for guardians in some district buildings next school year.
Orange County Public Schools is urging parents to take the district’s new threats and weapons course so there is no room for misunderstanding:
Two band directors at Orange County district high schools have been named semifinalists for the2025 Music Educator Award, presented by the Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Museum.
Leaders with Orange County Public Schools are celebrating after voters approved an extension of a half-cent sales tax to fund the district’s construction and renovation needs for the next 10 years.
Voters in two Central Florida counties on Tuesday night said they wanted to pay a half-cent sales tax to fund repairs, renovations and maintenance costs for public schools.
Voters are heading to the polls in two Central Florida counties to decide whether they want to pay a half-cent sales tax to fund repairs, renovations and maintenance costs for public schools.
Over 3,000 Orange County Public School students were at the Kia Center on Monday to celebrate their reading achievements with the Orlando Magic.
Orange County Public Schools issued a warning to families of students in grades 6-12 on Thursday regarding potential expulsion.
Advocates with the historic Hungerford property are calling for the Orange County School Board to return the land back to the community for their control, adding that the property is sacred to the town of Eatonville.
Orlando Police Department school resource officers were tipped off about a student carrying a suspected handgun on campus, according to a news release.
Since 1994 , the Universal Education Center has been serving Orange County Public Schools students, offering a unique blend of academic coursework and real-world work experience on the Universal Orlando property.
Orange County high school students will not need to pass through metal detectors every morning, but the schools themselves and events related to them will still be subject to random searches, according to a district spokesperson.
Orange County Public Schools said its new absent notification system will be up and running again as we head into the second week of classes.
Howard Middle and Luminary Middle, two Orange County schools feared to be empty on the first day of classes amid construction delays, have clinched the necessary certification to welcome students back on time.
With students heading back to school soon in Orange County, the district is also facing some challenges to start the new school year.
Orange County students go back to school on Monday, and 53,000 are signed up to ride the school bus.
With only days before the new school year, two schools in Orange County may not be ready for the first day of classes.
A reunification exercise took place at East River High School. It comes after last year's active shooter training with Orange County Public Schools.
Leaders with Orange County Public Schools push for a continuation of a half-cent sales tax to fund the district’s construction needs and renovations for the next 10 years.
Orange County commissioners on Tuesday signed off on a plan to put a half-penny sales tax for school construction on the November ballot.
The family of a 19-year-old man fatally shot outside a Jones High School football game in 2022 is suing Orange County Public Schools because of his death.
The chief communications officer at Orange County Public Schools, gave our News 6 team a tour of the school to showcase the power of the half-cent sales tax. Orange County's is set to expire late next year.
A jury trial in Osceola County court will start in May for the main suspect in the disappearance and death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto.
Superintendent Maria Vazquez announced the upcoming changes during a Tuesday night meeting.
Officials with Orange County Public Schools confirmed that they are considering changes in their student absence notification system after the death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto.
A special impasse hearing on Tuesday regarding a new contract for teachers in the Orange County school district ended with both sides reaching a deal.
In 2018, Orange County Public Schools committed to bringing agriscience back into schools. Now every public high school in Orange County offers it as an elective. Agriscience is now in 11 middle schools, with an initiative to expand it to every middle school.
Some parents of students at Timber Creek High School are dealing with their child's schedule being put on pause after Orange County Public Schools asked them to provide proof of address for an enrollment audit.
Ahead of the fall semester coming to a close across Orange County, more than 3400 families received free healthy food options.
On Monday, the district released its new “inclusive support” guidelines to clarify rules regarding restrooms, pronouns and other issues.
For a lot of high school students, the next step involves college or the military, but for people looking for another path, a registered apprenticeship offers a cost-free way to earn money while learning a skilled trade.
A local mom is out with a warning about children with allergies. She says her son could not access his lifesaving EpiPen while in after-care at school.
A 22-year-old former employee of an Orange County middle school was arrested in an investigation led in part by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
An “unknown substance” on a school bus prompted a hazmat response from Orange County Fire Rescue which resulted in the treatment of 10 patients, according to officials.
Orange County Public Schools placed a call to student families urging parents to drive their children to their first day of classes Thursday, if they could, in order lessen the local impact of a nationwide bus driver shortage.
Orange County Public Schools, the fourth largest school district in Florida with more than 200,000 students, is sending a safety message to parents via email focusing on gun safety and gun storage.
Media specialists have been working through the summer to make sure school and classroom libraries are up to new state standards.
Days after one Central Florida school district said that all students will receive free meals for the upcoming school year, Seminole County Public Schools announced why it is not eligible to do the same.
Orange County Public Schools hosted a full-scale training exercise for active shooters on a school campus Thursday ahead of a new school year.
With about three weeks until the start of school, school board members for Orange County Public Schools met Tuesday for a workshop to discuss the student code of conduct.
Orange County Public Schools said the district is on track for Riverdale Elementary School to re-open for the start of the school year, which is about a month away.
A historical preservation group is looking to get results for the community and generate more economic growth as the group discusses why it should be chosen to receive funding from an Orange County task force.
State legislators and community leaders say there will be classroom walkouts and rallies taking place across Florida on Friday in protest of the state’s education policies.
A Central Florida middle school teacher suspended earlier this year, accused by his school district of using students as ‘political props’ in TikTok skits referencing current events, will not be fired after all.
Orange County Public Schools is working with the Orange County Sheriff's Office and parents to prevent students from going down the wrong path.
Orange County Public Schools is considering selling historic Robert Hungerford Preparatory High School property in Eatonville to developers.
Twenty students total were treated for heat exhaustion after being evacuated outside Colonial High School following a “situation” Thursday, according to Orange County Fire Rescue.
Victoria Triece is suing Orange County Public Schools because she says the district banned her from volunteering in her child’s classroom due to her participation on adult websites.
Orange County Public Schools are addressing what they say is a growing problem in the classroom — poor student behavior.
A 9-year-old girl was one of three killed, including a News 13 reporter and 38-year-old woman, in Pine Hills shootings on Wednesday, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
The videos featured students in a variety of skits, including one satirizing alleged attempts at book bans by the state and another that features several students bowing down a trio of Black students for Black History Month.
Orange County Public Schools is rolling out all-electric school buses and testing the viability of using the vehicles to meet transportation needs, the district announced Monday.
OCPS Superintendent Maria Vazquez said that information regarding disciplinary referrals will be released to the state before March 17.
A teacher was placed on administrative leave after “using his students as political props” in videos posted to social media, according to Orange County Public Schools.
Orange County Public Schools will no longer participate in an annual national study charting risky behaviors in students, according to correspondence from the Florida Department of Education thanking the district for the change and criticizing the survey.
A lawsuit has been filed against a Florida school district, claiming the district banned a mother from volunteering in her child’s classroom due to her participation on adult websites.
Orange County Public Schools is looking at a new task force aimed at finding solutions to disciplinary issues throughout the district.
