In a change of heart, Collier County school board changes its mind on settling a lawsuit brought over the release of parents' email addresses.

Among dismal kindergarten-readiness statistics in Florida, the Guadalupe Center stands out with a 93 percent readiness rate. It recently celebrated All in for Early Learning Day.

- A push by Gov. Ron DeSantis for Florida universities to pause hiring international faculty and staff members through what are known as H-1B visas moved forward Thursday.The state university system’s Board of Governors set up for final approval a proposed moratorium as part of rule changes involving powers and duties of university boards of trustees.

Protests on college and university campuses aren’t new. Student activism goes back decades, to the civil rights movement and Vietnam. Elected officials and administrators have long torn their hair over how to keep the issues of the day off campuses. Just last week, protests erupted at Florida universities against the actions of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE.

After the Sarasota County School Board voted 3–2 to reaffirm its cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, uncertainty remains over how immigration enforcement would actually be carried out on school campuses. The resolution, approved despite hours of emotional public opposition, does not spell out what documentation agents would need to enter schools, whether judicial warrants would be required for non-public areas, or who would make those decisions.

The Hendry County School District has generated thousands of dollars from fines collected from motorists speeding through school zones.But it’s money the district would rather not see.

Higher high-school graduation rates logged across the state and in local counties last academic year, according to a recent report from the state Department of Education.

The state's most recent estimate for K-12 enrollment dropped by more than 46,000 students. The report says it's most likely because of immigration policies.

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