1+ hour, 43+ min ago   (446+ words) A bill expanding parents" rights to waive mandatory childhood vaccines is advancing through the Florida Senate. On Monday, the Health Policy Committee voted in favor of the "Medical Freedom Act," which would require healthcare workers to provide risk and benefit…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (861+ words) When a parent who was worried out of love meets a teen carrying the weight of expectations, what do they finally understand about each other? Michael Cegelis, 69, is a father of three who says he and his family are tight…...

4+ week, 9+ hour ago   (340+ words) A charter school in Orlando suddenly closed this week, leaving more than 200 students to find another school to finish out the school year. Legends Academy in Orlando had been in operation for nearly 25 years. But this week, the Legends Academy…...

3+ mon, 12+ hour ago   (441+ words) The next legislative session doesn't begin until January, but already, legislators have filed a number of bills to be considered, including a handful of education bills. Among the education legislation are bills that would require K-12 students to learn cursive, and…...

6+ mon, 4+ day ago   (495+ words) The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida will receive its federal funding from the U.S. Department of Education, part of a major reversal from the agency. The money had been frozen for months as the Trump administration conducted a review of…...

9+ mon, 4+ day ago   (353+ words) More than 50 students, parents and advocates gathered at the Brevard County School Board meeting Tuesday to call for the renewal of teacher Melissa Calhoun's contract. Calhoun was fired after she used a student's preferred name. Under the expanded Parental Rights…...