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A banner for the FHSAA 2022 girls' basketball state championship in Lakeland, Florida.
FHSAA wavers on menstruation questions for female high school athletes
A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
Ron DeSantis’ education agenda could be what sets him apart in 2024
Gov. Ron DeSantis waves to the crowd after being sworn in to begin his second term during an inauguration ceremony outside the Historic Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Tallahassee.
There are signs Donald Trump is feeling politically vulnerable when it comes to schools.
What 4 new Hillsborough teachers said about the job: It’s hard ‘and I love it.’
Wharton High teachers Michelle Both, left, and Ashanti Foresyth address a group of teaching interns in January.
They wonder just how bad things will get, what new laws will affect their work, how thin their ranks will become. Still, they haven’t given up.
Longtime Pasco principal announces superintendent bid
Principal Chris Dunning examines new equipment as he prepares to open Krinn Technical High School in 2018. Dunning announced his intention to run for superintendent in 2024.
Chris Dunning has been a Pasco teacher and administrator since 1994.

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  1. FHSAA wavers on menstruation questions for female high school athletes
    2 hours ago• Education
    A banner for the FHSAA 2022 girls' basketball state championship in Lakeland, Florida.
  2. 10 times Ron DeSantis changed Florida education
    2 hours ago• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to teachers at a Florida Teacher of the Year Conference at the J.W. Marriott Orlando on July 12, 2022.
  3. Ron DeSantis’ education agenda could be what sets him apart in 2024
    3 hours ago• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis waves to the crowd after being sworn in to begin his second term during an inauguration ceremony outside the Historic Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Tallahassee.
  5. Doctors raise concerns about student athletes’ privacy in menstrual questions
    Earlier today• Health
    The Florida High School Athletic Association's 16-member Board of Directors is expected to vote on whether student athletes should be required to submit information about their menstrual history to school.
  6. USF halts search for diversity chief amid uncertainty over DeSantis’ plans
    Yesterday• Education
    USF President Rhea Law announced the search for USF's top diversity officer was being paused amid uncertainty of upcoming legislation.
  7. Freedom High School teacher’s aide arrested after sex with student, Hillsborough sheriff says
    Yesterday• Crime
    Briona Inman, 24, was arrested on a charge of soliciting or engaging in sexual conduct with a student by an authority figure
  8. Longtime Pasco principal announces superintendent bid
    Yesterday• Education
    Principal Chris Dunning examines new equipment as he prepares to open Krinn Technical High School in 2018. Dunning announced his intention to run for superintendent in 2024.
  9. What 4 new Hillsborough teachers said about the job: It’s hard ‘and I love it.’
    Yesterday• Education
    Wharton High teachers Michelle Both, left, and Ashanti Foresyth address a group of teaching interns in January.
  10. Florida requires African American history. Some say it isn’t being taught.
    Yesterday• Education
    This is an undated photo of July Perry, a Ocoee resident who was lynched in November 1920. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel)
  11. It’s Ben Sasse’s first day as UF president. Here’s what he’s saying.
    Yesterday• Education
    On his first day as the University of Florida's president, former U.S. Sen Ben Sasse talked about disruption and change in letters to the UF community.
  12. As DeSantis alters Black history in schools, critics say key chapters are lost
    Yesterday• Politics
    In this 2004 photo, then-Florida state Rep. Ed Jennings hugs Rosewood survivor Robie Allenetta Mortin after the unveiling of a historical marker for Rosewood, a Black community destroyed by racial violence in 1923.
  13. Florida schools vary in approach to book challenges
    Feb. 6• Education
    The books books and instructional materials available to students at Florida schools, such as those shown here at Sawgrass Bay Elementary School in Clermont, have come under scrutiny over whether their content is appropriate for children.
  14. Pasco to replace K-5 classroom libraries, a nod to Florida’s new book rules
    Feb. 4• Education
    Kim Hedgspeth, center, assistant principal at Sanders Memorial Elementary, told teachers not to worry about their classroom libraries during a back-to school review of Florida's new parental rights laws in August 2022. That guidance will change later this year, when the Pasco County district plans to replace all elementary teachers' classroom book collections.
  15. As New College faced turmoil, someone called the campus chaplain
    Feb. 4• Education
    Dwight Henry, the campus chaplain at New College of Florida, poses for a portrait at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Tampa.
  16. New rules would limit sugar in school meals for first time
    Feb. 3• Health
    Second-grade students select their meals during lunch break in the cafeteria at an elementary school in Scottsdale, Ariz., Dec. 12, 2022. On Friday, U.S. agriculture officials proposed new nutrition standards for school meals, including the first-ever limits on added sugars, with a focus on sweetened foods such as cereals, yogurt, flavored milk and breakfast pastries.
  17. Gulf High’s Kim Theurer is Pasco County’s Teacher of the Year
    Feb. 3• Education
    Kim Theurer, center, talks with students during her second period U.S. government honors class Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 at Gulf High School in New Port Richey. Theurer was named Teacher of the Year the night before.
  18. Florida’s House speaker intervenes in Hillsborough school book challenge
    Feb. 3• Education
    Florida House Speaker Paul Renner, center, is asking for documents and questioning the book selection process in Hillsborough County Public Schools.
  19. Tampa lobbyist played role in New College changes
    Feb. 3• Education
    New College trustee and vice chair Ron Christaldi at the meeting of the New College of Florida Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday.
  20. Florida students seek voice in school book challenges
    Feb. 3• Education
    School librarians and teachers across Florida are pulling books from shelves, often without input from the students whom they are supposed to be protecting from content some deem inappropriate.
  21. Students urge USF to reject DeSantis request for data on gender-affirming care
    Feb. 3• Education
    Students at the University of South Florida rallied for LGBTQ rights on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. The group urged USF not to comply with Gov. Ron DeSantis' request for information about gender-affirming care.
  22. Palm Harbor students protest ban of Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’
    Feb. 3• Education
    Toni Morrison's first novel, "The Bluest Eye," center, is part of a display at the Central Library, a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library system, in New York City on Thursday, July 7, 2022. The display highlighted books that have been banned in public schools and libraries around the U.S. The Pinellas County school district joined that group last week with its decision to ban the book after a parent complained.
  23. Florida high school athletes may have to submit menstrual histories
    Feb. 2• HomeTeam
    The Florida High School Athletic Association has a draft plan to require high school student athletes to provide information about their menstrual history.
  24. DeSantis says he will call special session on Disney’s Reedy Creek, other issues
    Feb. 2• Politics
    The Reedy Creek Improvement District Administration Building in Lake Buena Vista is seen in 2022.
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