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As the high school football season kicks off, the governing board for all high school sports is gearing up as well, and is expected soon to take up sweeping changes that could affect post-season championships in basketball, baseball, softball and soccer. Read More
The Broward County School Board voted Wednesday to sue the state over a new law that requires public school districts to share property tax revenue with charter schools and relinquishes their authority to approve charter applications. Broward was the first to take action, but other districts are holding similar meetings within the next two weeks,…
A popular, parent-backed proposal to require daily recess at all of Florida’s public elementary schools will be back before the Florida Legislature next spring. Sen. Anitere Flores, R-Miami, filed a bill Tuesday that mirrors one that died in the spring — despite fervent support — when then-education policy chairman John Legg, R-Trinity, refused to hear…
Three days after winning relay gold, Caeleb Dressel is closing in on individual honors. The Clay High graduate and University of Florida junior qualified for the 100 free final at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Tuesday. Read full article
The Apopka High School Boys Bowling has a new title, “National Champions.” The Apopka team was in 3rd place after the morning qualifying round and advanced with 11 other teams to Round 2. Read full article
A Wisconsin-based religious rights group has urged the FHSAA to stick to its guns as it faces a possible lawsuit over its refusal to allow Cambridge Christian School to pray over the stadium loudspeakers before a recent state football championship game. Calling the FHSAA’s move “legal and wise,” the Freedom From Religion Foundation praised the…