Several Florida education leaders are defying Gov. Ron DeSantis to implement mask mandates as delta surges and the first day of school approaches.

A judge has approved a settlement agreement between the education department and disability rights advocates, resolving a four-year-old lawsuit that challenged the city’s process for allocating certain special education services.

This brings the number of approved plans to 21, enabling those states to receive their portion of the more than $122 billion in the American Rescue Plan Act.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson calls special legislative session to give school boards authority to require masks for students who can't get vaccinated.