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A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

Some of the bill’s supporters saying Florida's corporal punishment bill doesn’t go far enough in curbing the disciplinary practice.

The Florida House Education Quality Subcommittee passed a bill, 12-2, that would allow public schools to invite chaplains to counsel students.

It's a tacit acknowledgement they went too far.

A bipartisan pair of Florida state representatives is trying to reverse a policy that requires schools to teach that slavery carried "personal benefits" for enslaved people.

A bipartisan pair of Florida state representatives is moving to strike down controversial school standards that requires teachers to instruct students that…

“I wish you guys would have given school board members this grace years ago,” said Sen. Rosalind Osgood, a former Broward County School Board member.

The Senate approved three deregulation bills, signaling its priority for the chamber.

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A lawyer who is representing the son of a senior police officer on a gun and ammunition charge, has requested forensic examination of the firearm.