The bill bans cellphones throughout the school day and would create a pilot program in six counties that would prevent cellphone use in high schools the entire school day.

Florida lawmakers voted to extend the regular session to June 6 in order to complete the budget and related items. But they will take at least a week off before returning to Tallahassee.

Ahead of a special meeting Friday, PHSC President Jesse Pisors resigned after 18 months. The school's board said they have been requesting enrollment data for a year to no avail.

Despite smoking rates dropping, Florida's local health officials think it could be lower through school policies and strategy updates.

Sen. Don Gaetz: "The entirety of Florida education policy is wrapped around parental choice, and this is a parental choice”

WUSF wants to hear about your experience either as a parent, teacher, student, or textbook author.

Starting May 5, the Department of Education will resume collecting defaulted student loans.

Sara Parker, a USF student and former representative for Special Olympics who petitioned Congress, says she wants to advocate for people with autism.

In Florida, experts say, the loss could be devastating to the 40,000 families the program serves and, potentially, the economy.

The school will ask the high court to overturn a decision last year by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that sided with the FHSAA over a prayer on a stadium loudspeaker before a football game.

Some students say the effort to clean up the memorials is too soon. University officials say they aren't trying to make the memorials disappear.

A handful of Florida universities, including UF, are now officially signed on to have campus cops help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, while faculty at three universities have asked for a halt to the program.