A judge has placed a temporary restraining order on Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' education bill. The group filing the complaint is the same collection of parents and educators seeking to overturn the LEARNS Act by statewide referendum in 2024.

Flores lived in San Mateo, Mexico, with her parents, who were flower farmers. The family was struggling financially, so instead of buying lunch, Flores' mother would drop off food. But that day, she didn't show up.

Jenna Barbee, a teacher at Winding Waters K-8, alleged earlier this month that Hernando County School Board member Shannon Rodriguez reported her to the Florida Department of Education for showing her students the 2022 movie "Strange World" – one of the first Disney films to have an openly LGBTQ+ character in a central role.

In September 2024, school districts will experience a financial reckoning not seen since the Great Recession: a perfect storm of declining enrollment, rising costs and the end of ESSER.