Lawmakers in Florida have not been shy about advancing measures aimed at making it easier for the public to challenge the content of school libraries and classroom materials. They are also banning some books. While book bans may impact Florida public schools, the Leon County Public Library system has said […]

Teacher raises are coming to Florida’s public schools. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on March 21 that he was approving $800 million for teacher pay raises in this year’s budget passed by the Florida Legislature, according to new4jax. It would be up to each school district to decide how to allocate […]

Back to school shopping is one of the most expensive times of the year for many families. Furthermore, with many kids physically returning to school for the first time in a year and a half because of COVID-19, a few parents may be in for genuine sticker  shock. “During COVID-19  […]

Every school day, tens of thousands of students in Florida receive a nutritious breakfast as part of the School Breakfast Program, which provides basic support for families in need. Florida Senate Bill 1656, filed by Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez (R-Miami), would require the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to […]

Christopher Cotton, a junior at Florida High, is a big fan of the water filters his school employs. “I love having water  filters at my school,” he said. “Watching multiple people putting their mouths on the water fountain dispenser and touching the fountain makes you not want to consume any […]

Chase Anderson, a grad student at the University of South Alabama, was diagnosed with epilepsy in the third grade after having a seizure in her math class. Three months later she had another seizure, and a few sporadically after that. “Epilepsy is hereditary for every other female on my mom’s […]

January 11 has been designated the annual National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the United States. The purpose is to bring attention to human trafficking — a modern-day slavery. Human trafficking does not segregate or discriminate. It can affect individuals of any gender, age, race, ethnicity or nationality. It can […]

While many Americans — especially senior citizens — are thrilled that the COVID-19 vaccine is available, many communities are not ready to embrace the drug.  People of color can remember racist and dangerous times when health policies and scientific experiments focused specially on susceptible Black and brown communities. America’s history […]