On February 19, 1968 some 35,000 teachers in Florida walked off their job protesting the state’s neglect of its public schools and students. The three-week statewide walkout — which would last as many as seven weeks in some counties — was the first of its kind in the United States and led to a number of improvements for students and teachers in Florida. In this video, participants talk about the historic walkout.
Today, a federal court of appeals has ruled unconstitutional the higher education provisions of a classroom censorship law that unfairly restricted an educators’ ability to teach about concepts like race,…
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The Florida Education Association, which represents more than 120,000 educators across the state, has endorsed David Jolly in Florida’s 2026 gubernatorial race. This endorsement, made in partnership with the Florida…
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The Florida Education Association (FEA) welcomes a recent ruling by the Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH), which reaffirms Florida educators’ rights to due process and free speech.In 2025, the Martin…
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Irby celebrates the magic of being young, sparking imaginations the moment students enter. So, when the Alachua community learned their beloved school was suddenly at risk of closure, they were…
The students in Sebring High School's Art Club go all out for the annual Soup for the Arts event. This picture is from the 2025 event where the theme was…
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