"We want to take a moment to address what we have seen on social media today. "Everyone deserves the right to be safe in their communities- whether that’s at home,… Read more…
As educators, our first responsibility is to keep students safe and provide the best environment to support and educate them. That means protecting both students and the educators who teach… Read more…
“It’s time to stop weaponizing our classrooms and ensure every child has access to the tools, resources, and opportunities they need to thrive.”Today’s State Board of Education meeting follows a… Read more…
Florida Education Association Releases Vacancy Numbers for 2025-2026 K-12 School Year; Thousands of Students Return to School with No Permanent Educators “While the data shows fewer vacancies at the start of… Read more…
As educators and students begin to head back to school, Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas are traveling the state on their “Blame Educators Tour.” We’ve seen… Read more…
The Florida Education Association (FEA) and the United Faculty of Florida (UFF), representing educators, faculty, and graduate assistants statewide, strongly oppose the state's creation of a politically driven accreditor for… Read more…
The majority of Florida’s families send their students to their neighborhood public schools. Florida’s voters overwhelmingly believe that every community should have a strong public school. Read more…
100-0 recertification record affirms: workers want unions. Today, the Florida Education Association (FEA) is celebrating its 100th consecutive local union recertification election win in the state, reaffirming that workers in… Read more…
The Florida Education Association (FEA) has released the following statement regarding the 2025 Legislative Session. This legislative session, Florida Legislators had the chance to invest in public education, in our… Read more…
Florida’s lawmakers say they want to lead in public education, but you can’t lead from 50th place. New data released today shows Florida’s average teacher pay has continued to rank… Read more…
Earlier today, Florida State University experienced an active shooter event, which has so far resulted in the deaths of two individuals and hospitalized several others. First and foremost, our thoughts… Read more…
Today, the Florida Education Association is calling on legislators to fully fund public education and prioritize students and the communities they serve with their latest budget proposals. Read more…
Florida Education Association President Andrew Spar has released the following statement after the executive order calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Department of Education: “Public schools and the U.S.… Read more…
Florida Education Association President Andrew Spar has released the following statement after mass layoffs were announced at the U.S. Department of Education: “Public schools and the U.S. Department of Education… Read more…
The Florida Education Association has released the following statement addressing SB 2C, one of Florida’s recent immigration bills signed today by Governor DeSantis:“Florida’s recent immigration bill SB 2C concerns us… Read more…
Our hearts weigh heavy with the news that a DACA teacher and UTD member was detained recently at what he thought would be another regular immigration hearing.We cannot purport to… Read more…
The Florida Education Association has released the following statement addressing the uncertainty surrounding federal executive orders and reaffirming their commitment to Florida’s educators and children. “Educators in Florida want to… Read more…
The Governor’s proposed budget once again fails to support our students by not adequately funding our public, neighborhood schools and does nothing to move our teachers into the top 10 in… Read more…
"This should be a wake-up call: Florida's students deserve real investment in their neighborhood public schools — now." Today, the Florida Education Association (FEA) has released a statement regarding the… Read more…
New teacher vacancy numbers show that halfway through the school year there are still 3,197 advertised instructional vacancies across the K-12 system. Thousands of students across the public school system… Read more…
"We want to take a moment to address what we have seen on social media today. "Everyone deserves the right to be safe in their communities- whether that’s at home,…
As educators, our first responsibility is to keep students safe and provide the best environment to support and educate them. That means protecting both students and the educators who teach…
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“It’s time to stop weaponizing our classrooms and ensure every child has access to the tools, resources, and opportunities they need to thrive.”Today’s State Board of Education meeting follows a…
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September 1 is Labor Day—a time to honor America’s labor movement and the workers whose fights built the foundation of our democracy. Weekends, 40-hour work weeks, child labor laws, workplace…
Florida politicians have mused about completely eliminating property taxes through an amendment to Florida’s Constitution on the ballot in November 2026. To help understand what kind of impact eliminating property…
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