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Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced the return of Florida’s Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday, which will run from Friday, August 1 through Sunday, August 31. The period allows Floridians to enjoy savings on school supplies and other items tax-free as kids head back to school across the state. “Proud to deliver additional sales tax holidays, including […]
The House Student Academy Success Subcommittee forwarded a bill 12-4 on Tuesday that would increase transparency surrounding letter grades earned by Florida schools to a more traditional 'A' through 'F' scale. Rep. Susan Valdes (R-Tampa) explained her bill (HB 1483) to the committee. "The purpose of this bill is to provide truth and transparency to […]
The Florida Senate unanimously passed a bill 38-0 on Wednesday that would eliminate the previously proposed later academic start times for middle and high schools set to take effect beginning in 2026. Sen. Jennifer Bradley (R-Fleming Island) sponsored the bill (SB 296) in the Senate. Sen. Bradley explained her bill and reasons for the change […]
Israel is alleging Houthi terrorist air strikes hit a school in central Israel during the early hours of Thursday, December 19th. The Houthi strikes closely followed US and Israeli strikes on Houthi operations and command centers in recent days. A Houthi spokesperson claimed the air strikes were part of a “military operation targeting two specific […]
US Representative Gregory Steube (R-Fl) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fl) have filed the Safeguarding Charity Act to protect tax-exempt organizations from burdensome regulations. The act was spurred by two recent Federal Court opinions in Maryland and California defining tax-exempt, i.e., 501(c)(3), entities, as receiving federal financial assistance under Title IX. Such definition of 501(c)(3) institutions, […]
Just in case widespread hateful anti-Semitic college demonstrations were not enough, top Ivy league University Presidents gave Congress even more reasons to take action this week. On Tuesday, US Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) questioned the Presidents of Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, and MIT, over whether speech calling for the eradication of Jews violated campus […]
Tallahassee, Fl- Florida Representative Katherine Waldron (D) has filed a bill to modify Florida’s statutes regulating corporal punishment in schools. Aside from statutory changes, HB 439 would end current exemptions for Charter schools and subject them to the same corporal punishment guidelines public schools are subject to. Corporal punishment laws are governed by Section 1003.32(1)(k) […]
Broward Schools has announced the demolition of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s 1200 building is scheduled to take place in the summer of 2024, immediately following the conclusion of the 2023/24 school year. "In my opinion, it is time the building gets torn down," said Hunter Pollack in a statement to The Floridian. Pollack's sister […]
Tallahassee, FL- Florida Representative Jervonte Edmonds (D) has filed a bill in the Florida House of Representatives that would expand eligibility for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship. HB 25 would broaden the requirements needed to qualify for both the Academic Scholars and the Medallion Scholars Awards- Bright Future’s first and second tier scholarships. Both scholarships […]
In the midst of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution, State Senator Lauren Book (D-Plantation), introduced legislation to put Florida's children first in requiring vaccines.
DeSantis also said that a “similar” test to the citizenship test would be administered to kids.
