For the third time in ten years state lawmakers want to tweak Florida’s education system. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez has more.

Most of us are familiar with the term “fashion police”, but a bill being considered by the Florida Legislature this year would give the term a more literal meaning. It would require the state’s school districts to enact dress codes banning certain kinds of clothing popular among many teenagers. And Lynn Hatter tells us there are a number of groups who think that’s taking things a bit too far…

Three Collier County High Schools may soon be getting an upgrade to their athletic fields. And the district wants everyone to know it will not affect teacher pay. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

Florida’s public schools currently teach a maximum of four foreign languages. Two Florida lawmakers want to see that number increased to eleven. Tom Flanigan reports…

A controversy over whether to teach evolution in Florida’s public schools resulted in a compromise as the state Board of Education approved new science standards while calling evolution a theory. Florida Public Radio’s Margie Menzel reports.

The state Board of Education is expected to vote Tuesday on new proposed science standards for Florida schools. At issue: whether evolution should be taught as fact or theory. Margie Menzel reports.

According to the Florida Literacy Coalition in 2003 thirty million adults were below the basic level of literacy. The Florida Family Literacy Initiative provides opportunities for families in need of reading education. WGCU’s Andrea McCrary reports on the Eighth Annual Celebration of Reading, held Friday night in Estero.

Florida Senator Stephen Wise filed a bill this week that would cut the state's education budget by roughly half a billion dollars. As Alyssa Zamora reports, the cuts would take effect immediately - if and when they are approved by lawmakers during the next legislative session, which starts next month.

About 600 thousand students across the state will take the first part of the
FCAT test Tuesday. As Alyssa Zamora reports, the high-stakes test that largely determines school grades now has new requirements for high school students.

Budget cuts, enrollment freezes and continued student growth have combined to push the state university system to the brink - according to a report released yesterday by a group that promotes college access for minorities. Bobbie O’Brien reports.