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Funding freeze throws education programs into chaos

Education programs across the country have plunged into uncertainty and chaos after the Trump administration announced a federal spending freeze and government officials tried to soften the blow of a directive that started paralyzing agency functions.

‘Microschools’ could be the next big school choice push. Florida is on the cutting edge.

Florida Republicans, led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, want to let tiny private schools open in libraries, movie theaters, churches and other spaces where they can fit makeshift classrooms.

Florida’s top education official says public school closures a tradeoff for school choice

Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. downplayed the sizable enrollment declines plaguing some of the largest school districts in the state, labeling potential campus closures as a motivation for traditional public schools to “innovate and provide programming that is attractive to parents.”

School choice programs have been wildly successful under DeSantis. Now public schools might close.

As Florida's wildly successful school choice programs balloon, some of the states largest school districts are facing staggering enrollment declines—and grappling with the possibility of campus closures — as dollars follow the increasing number of parents opting out.

Snowstorm meltdown: Remote learning software crashes for 1M New York City public school students

A rare snowstorm during Mayor Eric Adams’ tenure has resulted in deep frustration with parents grappling with remote learning technology.

Florida high school fined more than $16K for allowing transgender athlete to play girls’ volleyball

This appears the be the first time a school has been penalized over the 2021 “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” touted by Gov. Ron DeSantis that bans transgender women and girls from competing in women’s and girls’ sports.