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TAMPA -- A 17-year-old Tampa student has been arrested for allegedly trying to organize an attack to surpass the country's worst cases of school violence.
Bill Sublette will lead the Orange County School board in November, but he's already clashing with the current school board, saying voters should not pass a new tax on the ballot.
Seminole County school leaders are still shuffling kids around to comply with hard class size caps mandated by state law.
TALLAHASSEE -- As children around Florida head back to school, the toughest requirements of the state's contested class size amendment will go into effect.
People in the City of Apopka are still talking about the six Apopka High football players who passed out on the field during practice Tuesday.
The football team at Apopka High School will take the field again Wednesday for practice after six players had to be rushed to the hospital Tuesday when they passed out on the field.
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A Volusia County school bus driver may be fired Tuesday night after being accused of texting while driving with kids on the bus.
Harvard tops Ivy League rival Princeton in the latest edition of the influential U.S. News & World Report university rankings, while a stronger emphasis on graduation rates drives other changes in the Top 10.
Students heading back to school Monday in Seminole and Volusia Counties will have to deal with some new tough rules on class size to comply with the class-size amendment.
The summer is over for thousands of kids and parents in Seminole County and a lot more cars and buses will be on the road Monday morning.
The tax-free, back-to-school shopping holiday is back. This year, the tax-exempt shopping days are reduced to only three days, August 13-15, and take place right before school begins for many counties.
Florida school grades were released Friday more than a month late.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) --Florida school grades are being released more than a month later than usual.
This year, Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed a House Bill giving Florida a three-day back to school sales tax holiday.
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A federal judge ended a 48-year-old court intervention in Orange County that resulted from a lawsuit filed when the district's schools were segregated.
The Orange County School board heard from the public Tuesday evening on a proposed property tax hike to pay for schools as stimulus money dries up.
Orange County Schools will hear from the public Tuesday on a proposed property tax increase that would kick in after stimulus funds run out.
A new law that goes into effect Thursday will require all six graders in Florida schools to take a civics course.
Science scores are lagging in the latest FCAT test results. Only 41 percent of students are proficient in Orange County.
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test scores are being released Tuesday - a month behind schedule.
The president and CEO of the company that's late grading the FCAT is scheduled to answer tough questions from education leaders in Orlando Tuesday morning.
FCAT test scores are still not in and the ongoing delay is beginning to affect local schools as they prepare for next year.
Students from three Seminole County high schools graduated Wednesday at the Amway Arena. WDBO spoke with two students from Lyman High School.
DELAND -- The Volusia County School District is eliminating about 450 jobs, including guidance counselors, assistant principals and teachers' aides.
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