Education

The Florida Department of Education is directing school districts to add artificial intelligence use to their internet safety policies. All districts already have an "Internet Safety" policy in place, and now the DOE is requiring districts to amend the policy to include AI.

Measure comes as school districts try to make ends meet with shrinking state funds.

Teen mothers and fathers in Lee County are graduating high school with help from a Fort Myers program.

A system that thousands of schools and universities use to support instruction was back online Friday after it went down during a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals. The hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach at Canvas, said Luke Connolly, a threat analyst at the cybersecurity firm Emisoft. Instructure, the company behind Canvas, said in an update late Thursday that the system was available for most users. An expert says the hacking group posted online that nearly 9,000 schools worldwide were affected, with billions of private messages and other records accessed.

Highlands County is just beginning the heavy task of eliminiating jobs within the district

First-year teachers across the district could lose their jobs next school year as Sarasota County Schools plans to cut 180 instructional staff positions in response to funding shortfalls.

FGCU’s Wings of Hope program is expanding its reach beyond elementary school students to involve middle schoolers and high schoolers in the use of wildlife cameras.

Florida Education officials cautioned districts against supporting protests, some of which occurred during school hours. A legal expert says students may face discipline, but it cannot be based on ideology.

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

Alice Herman, Investigative and Watchdog Reporter for Suncoast Searchlight has been covering the story and shared details with WGCU's Marc Garber.

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.