On March 26, Brevard County teachers, students, support staff, parents, firefighters, letter carriers, machinists, and community members rallied in front of the School Board of Brevard County in support of… Read more…
Here are a few bills we wanted to flag a few bills that are on all of our radar: SB 520: This bill would ensure that the seven counties hardest… Read more…
Members of the Senate President’s education team ⎯ Senator Manny Diaz, Jr. (R-Hialeah Gardens), Chair of the Senate Committee on Education, Senator Kelli Stargel (R-Lakeland), Chair of the Senate Appropriations… Read more…
The House Education committee heard a presentation from Adam Miller, Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice within the Department of Education. Miller began his presentation focused on the voucher… Read more…
The idea to shut down the University of Central Florida – the state’s largest public university with more than 68,000 students - was floated during the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee… Read more…
Today during the Senate Education Committee senators discussed and passed SPB 7030. This bill would remove the prohibition against classroom teachers’ participation in the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program. The… Read more…
It comes as no surprise that the legislature would waste little time introducing legislation after hearing about the implementation of SB 7026 – the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Act… Read more…
As required by law, Gov. Ron DeSantis released his budget proposal - a whopping $91.3 billion annual budget full of some pretty radical funding ideas. For those who are playing… Read more…
The PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee heard presentations on public school choice options. Appearing before the committee were representatives of Citrus, Osceola, Seminole and Miami-Dade County school boards. The committee also heard… Read more…
During the 2018 legislative session, the Legislature passed SB 7026, which was hastily cobbled together in response to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. One of the more… Read more…
The House Education Committee also met this week to discuss the framework of the committee. Chaired by Rep. Jennifer Sullivan, this committee now lacks some of our champions for public… Read more…
This week the Senate Education Committee met to hear presentations on the implementation of SB 7026, legislation passed in 2018 in response to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High… Read more…
ORLANDO — Nearly 1,000 delegates attending the Florida Education Association’s annual Delegate Assembly have elected FEA Vice President Fedrick C. Ingram as the organization’s new president.Ingram has served as FEA… Read more…
https://www.youtube.com/embed/-CoKw20QuVUOn October 10, 2018 Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle. The storm devastated 11 schools in Calhoun, Bay, and Gulf; but our union is stronger than any hurricane. FEA and… Read more…
Did your legislator protect public education during the 2017 and 2018 legislative sessions?For the past two decades the Legislature has graded teachers, education staff professionals and schools, as well as… Read more…
https://vimeo.com/235702847On 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… Read more…
Statement re. Signing of SB 1296, Attributed to Andrew Spar, President of the Florida Education Association Floridians have made it clear that they expect an economic future that benefits us all, and…
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Florida has—for the third year in a row—ranked 50th nationally in average teacher pay out of all 50 states and D.C., according to newly released data from the National Education Association (NEA).
Today, educators in Jefferson County have reclaimed their collective bargaining rights, voting overwhelmingly to reestablish their local education union, the Jefferson County Education Association. The renewed Jefferson County Education Association…
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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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