As teacher burnout deepens, states scramble to fill school job vacancies

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 5/28 6:17A Tribune News Service

By Robbie Sequeira, Stateline.org As another school year ends, superintendents across the United States are staring down an autumn staffing crisis, with 1 in 8 teaching positions either vacant or filled by an underqualified educator. States that...

UF confirms Santa Ono as next president

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 5/27 9:06A Ian Hodgson

University of Florida’s board of trustees confirmed Santa Ono to be the school’s next president Tuesday. Over the course of a two-hour interview with trustees Ono voiced his support of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ vision for the state’s flagship public...

University of West Florida confirms Manny Díaz Jr. as interim president

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 5/27 7:26A Ian Hodgson

Florida’s top education official, who helped spearhead the state’s crackdown on diversity programs, is now in charge of a school caught in the middle of that political fight. University of West Florida appointed Florida Commissioner of Education...

White House revokes Harvard’s right to enroll international students, including Jews from abroad

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 5/27 4:37A Andrew Lapin

The Trump administration has revoked its permission for Harvard University to enroll international students, in a dramatic escalation of what the Department of Homeland Security says is an effort to curb antisemitism at the university. The move...

Trump administration moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for Harvard

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 5/27 2:40A Associated Press

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked federal agencies Tuesday to cancel contracts with Harvard University worth about $100 million, intensifying the president s clash with the...

New NSU president aims to transform medical education amid Florida’s critical needs for health care

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 5/27 12:54A Cindy Krischer Goodman

DAVIE — As Dr. Harry Moon settles into his chair behind a cherrywood desk at Nova Southeastern University, he doesn t have time to get comfortable. Moon, who became president of the university four...

Broward may close some schools — and open new ones

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 5/27 12:31A Scott Travis

The Broward school district plans to reopen a longstanding debate about closing schools, but with a possible new twist — opening new schools as well. The school district has about 45,000 empty seats , due to years of enrollment declines. Some...

Some states reexamine school discipline as Trump order paves go-ahead

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 5/24 3:10A Tribune News Service

By Robbie Sequeira, Stateline.org In the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to reinstate “common sense” school discipline, more states may follow and expand the authority of teachers and school officials to deal with...

Rapidly expanding school voucher programs pinch state budgets

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 5/24 3:00A Tribune News Service

By Kevin Hardy, Stateline.org In submitting her updated budget proposal in March, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs lamented the rising costs of the state’s school vouchers program that directs public dollars to pay private school tuition. Characterizing...

Trump administration says Columbia violated civil rights of Jewish students

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 5/23 4:19A Associated Press

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration is accusing Columbia University of violating the civil rights of Jewish students by “acting with deliberate indifference”...

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign student enrollment at Harvard

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 5/23 3:03A Associated Press

By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting off Harvard s  enrollment of foreign students , an action the Ivy League school decried as unconstitutional retaliation...

Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 5/22 8:31A Associated Press

By COLLIN BINKLEY and MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration revoked Harvard University s ability to enroll international students in its  escalating battle  with the Ivy League school, saying thousands of...

Judge blocks Trump’s order to dismantle the Education Department and fire employees

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 5/22 5:08A Associated Press

By COLLIN BINKLEY, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s  executive order  to  dismantle the Education Department  and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in  mass...

Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 5/22 4:18A Associated Press

By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) —  The Supreme Court  on Thursday effectively ended a publicly funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma, dividing 4-4. The outcome keeps in place an Oklahoma court decision that invalidated a...

On education, DeSantis’ Florida paved the way for Trump’s America

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 5/20 7:58A Dana Goldstein

When it comes to education, the United States under President Donald Trump increasingly looks a lot like Florida under Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Supreme Court is poised to allow parents to opt their children out of school lessons they oppose on...