After changing the political makeup of school boards across the state of Florida through a commitment to endorsing school board candidates, Moms for Liberty Florida has not made any contributions to local school board candidates across Florida and is poised to be just a minor player this cycle.

Three candidates, Donna Westrich, Terence Myers, and Donovan Bradley, are competing for the Duval County School Board District 2 seat amid ongoing budget pressures and concerns about political influence.

A Clay County mother says she still does not have the answers she needs — and she is not backing down.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier says his office is investigating a Duval County School Board residency issue involving Board Member Darryl Willie.

Duval County Public Schools said on Thursday it is adjusting its administrative headquarters relocation plans after it received notification from Chase Properties of its intent to terminate the agreement to purchase the district’s Southbank headquarters.

The fallout surrounding a Clay County School Board member is expected to be addressed by the State Board of Education on Wednesday.

The Clay County School Board is expected to address on Thursday a controversial social media post made by a board member in December.

More community leaders in Clay County are calling for accountability after a controversial social media post about “the African American community” by a member of the School Board.

The Clay County chapter of the NAACP has joined calls for the resignation of a school board member who is under fire for controversial social media posts about the African American community.

A controversial social media post by a member of the Clay County School Board captured the attention of the Florida Commissioner of Education on Monday, and he’s calling for the board member to explain himself at a State Board of Education meeting next month.

A Clay County School Board member has responded to a video of another board member that showed him making controversial remarks about African Americans.

The Nassau County School Board vice chair introduced a policy proposal Monday to create hardship exemptions for students facing traumatic life changes.

The Clay County School Board recently approved teacher salary increases for the 2025-2026 school year, but nearly half of the district’s teachers won’t receive a raise. However, the announcement is sparking bigger questions of why teacher pay varies so widely depending on the school district, as some educators make thousands of dollars more just by crossing county lines.

Clay County teachers and school district officials will make presentations to the School Board next week in hopes of resolving an impasse over pay raises.

Duval County school leaders met Tuesday morning to discuss the possible consolidation of two schools, Anchor Academy and Mayport Elementary, and later in the day to discuss two more: R.L Brown Gifted and Talented Academy and Long Branch Elementary

Clay County teachers and school district officials will make presentations to the School Board next week in hopes of resolving an impasse over pay raises.

A strong push to increase teacher pay took center stage at a Tuesday night Clay County school board meeting. Teachers, parents, and community members flooded the meeting to express their frustration after salary negotiations between the Clay County Education Association and the school district hit an impasse last week.

Columbia County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Jade and her handler, Deputy Kevin Bailey, made their debut at the most recent School Board meeting on Tuesday with a demonstration of their skills.

The St. Johns County School District held the first of two town halls Monday to present proposed rezoning tied to two new K–8 schools planned to open in the 2026–27 school year and to gather feedback from parents.

Charlotte Joyce represents the district the school is in

The St. Johns County School Board has unanimously passed a proposal to update its sexual harassment policy.

The St. Johns County School Board is set to vote this week on proposed updates to its sexual harassment policy, aiming to strengthen protections and clarify procedures for filing complaints.

A 16-year-old student was arrested Saturday after threatening to shoot another student on the first day of class at Orange Park High School, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.

A week after the four St. Johns County superintendent finalists had in-person interviews and met the community, the School Board is expected to reveal its choice Tuesday to be the district’s next leader.

St. Johns County Schools is holding in-person interviews on Tuesday, and the community will have the opportunity to meet them face to face.

St. Johns County Schools is nearing the final step in selecting its next superintendent. All four candidates will be interviewed in person on Tuesday, and the community will have the opportunity to meet them face to face.

The St. Johns County School Board takes the next step Friday in its search for a new superintendent.

The St. Johns County School Board identified ten semifinalists Thursday in its search for a new superintendent.

The St. Johns County School Board’s search for a new superintendent for the district has narrowed down to 26 candidates. And a special meeting Thursday is expected to reduce the list to semifinalists.

A K-8 school set to open this summer in St. Johns County’s RiverTown community officially has a name: Hallowes Cove Academy.

The Duval County School Board discussed policy revisions to the Chapter 6 board policy Tuesday night. Ultimately they decided to postpone the vote to discuss two similar policies together.

The district said the community’s feedback is crucial in helping them identify the best leader to guide the district toward continued success.

The St. Johns County School Board went forward with a zoning plan for its newest school, set to open for the next school year in the Rivertown community.

The St. Johns County School Board is moving forward with a zoning plan for its newest school, set to open next year in the Rivertown community.

Sarah Mannion and Melody Bolduc share their goals if they're elected to the school board district 7 seat.

Three candidates are running for the only contested seat on the Bradford County School Board this year. If no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote, the top two will advance to the general election in November.

Four candidates were seeking the seat for School Board District 5, currently held by Patrick Canan. As no candidate got more than 50% of the vote in the August primary, the top two candidates, Linda Thomson and Bethany Hilbert, advance to the general election.

Four candidates were seeking the District 2 seat on the Clay County School Board. This is a nonpartisan office is elected by all voters in the district, regardless of party. As no candidate got more than 50% of the vote in the August primary, the top two finishers, Robert Alvero and James Hughes, advanced to the November general election.

Parents of students in Duval County Public Schools continue to implore the School Board to find an alternative to a proposed Master Facility Plan that would potentially close nearly 30 schools across the district.

Book bans have been a controversial topic affecting school boards across Northeast Florida and other regions.

After years of ongoing debate in Clay County regarding which books should be permitted in school libraries, the School Board has finally established a library policy.

The Clay County School Board held a recruitment fair at Fleming Island High School to hire staff to battle the teacher shortage.

The St. Johns County School Board is working to accommodate its ever-growing student population.

In what would be a dramatic turnaround for the Clay County School District, they may decide to disband the district’s police department. If they do, it would turn security back over to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.

The St. Johns County School Board is considering raising property taxes in the county to help pay for teacher raises.

The Jacksonville Branch of the NAACP is questioning the process of hiring a new superintendent for Duval County Public Schools.

Parents are expected to speak out at a St. Johns County School Board meeting Tuesday night after multiple schools in the northern part of the county had incidents either involving fighting and violent attacks or threats.

Plans are now in the works to turn the historic Hastings library in St. Johns County into a technical college.

After his son was injured in a violent attack at Switzerland Point Middle School, Mark Alvelo spoke out to the St. Johns County School Board during its meeting Monday, calling for action.

A Virginia school board is scheduled to vote this week on the departure of its superintendent after a 6-year-old student shot and wounded his teacher.

After a five-year legal battle, a sharply divided federal appeals court Friday upheld a St. Johns County School Board policy that prevented a transgender male student from using boys’ bathrooms at a high school.

The St. Johns County School Board moved forward with plans to build two new schools in the northwest part of the county to help alleviate overcrowding.

Duval County Public Schools calls it a “review” for age appropriateness, but a free speech and human rights group is calling it a “book ban.”

St. Johns County voted in favor of incumbent Beverly Slough for School Board District 1.

All voters in Columbia County are being asked to vote for or against a School Board proposal to levy a ½-cent local-option sales tax to fund the acquisition, construction, renovation and improvement of public and charter school facilities, including safety and security and technology.

Residents of Flagler County are being asked on the November ballot to vote for or against renewing a half-cent sales tax for 10 years to fund technology, school safety and education facilities.

A federal judge is considering whether to throw out Jacksonville’s newly-drawn city council and school board district map ahead of next year’s elections in March.

Beverly Slough has not attempted to hide her political leanings in a role that has historically been considered - and administratively remains - nonpartisan. The current representative of District 1, Slough was first elected in 2002 and is now running to retain her seat against a challenger, Racheal Hand.

Though the St. Johns County School Board scrubbed the district’s dress code of gendered language last year, the enforcement of the code still almost exclusively affects girls, according to records obtained by News4JAX.

Eight controversial books will stay on St. Johns County school shelves despite another heated debate about them on Thursday.

While Tuesday night represented a big win for supporters of Duval County’s property tax referendum to fund pay raises for teachers, it could be longer than expected before that revenue lands in teachers’ paychecks.

A former assistant coach who was employed by the St. Johns County School Board is facing two counts of sexual battery after two women -- who were then students -- came forward with allegations, according to an arrest report from the county Sheriff’s Office.

Two candidates are seeking the votes for Alachua County School Board, District 5.

Two candidates are seeking the votes for Putnam County School Board, District 5.

Two candidates are seeking the votes for Flagler County School Board, District 4. This is a nonpartisan office that will be elected by all voters during the August primary.

The only contested race for the Columbia County School Board this cycle is a three-way race in District 5. Hunter Peeler and Elizabeth Porter got the most votes in the August primary but neither got more than 50% of the vote, so they will face off in a runoff on the November ballot.

Jack Baker Jr. won 64% of the vote in the August primary and was elected to Baker County School Board’s District 2.

Two candidates are seeking the votes for Clay County School Board, District 5. This is a nonpartisan office appearing on the August ballot and will be selected by all voters in the district, regardless of party.

Three candidates are seeking the votes for Clay County School Board, District 1. This is a nonpartisan office is elected by all voters in the district, regardless of party. This race appears on the August primary ballot. If no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote, the top two will advance to a runoff in November.

Two candidates are seeking the votes for Clay County School Board, District 4. This is a nonpartisan office appearing on the August ballot will be selected by all voters in the district, regardless of party.

Two candidates are seeking the votes for the District 4 seat on the St. Johns County School Board. This is a non-partisan race that will appear on the August ballot open to all voters in the district.

Next month, Clay County voters will head to the polls to vote for its school board.

The St. Johns County School Board on Tuesday accepted a $59.4 million bid to build a new K-8 school in the northern part of the county.

A cafeteria worker in St. Johns County is being called a hero after she saved the life of a student who was choking on a grape.

The Nassau County School Board on Thursday voted to move forward with plans to try to increase the county’s property taxes to help raise pay for teachers.

The St. Johns County School Board on Tuesday unanimously approved seven new attendance zones that will go into effect in the 2022-23 school year.

Seven controversial books will remain on St. Johns County library shelves.

The five-member St. Johns County School Board approved advertising seven of the nine proposed changes to the school attendance zones of the county’s rapidly developing northside.

The school district in Flagler County is looking at making big changes to its student dress code.

The St. Johns County School Board on Tuesday morning got its first look at potential attendance zone changes for the northwest part of the county.

St. Johns County School Board member Bill Mignon told News4JAX on Thursday he plans to step down from his position at the end of his term later this year.

The woman who helped launch a federal Title IX investigation into the St. Johns County School District is now running to serve on its board.

The St. Johns County School Board on Tuesday moved forward with plans for a much-needed K-8 school in the northwest part of the county.

Two St. Johns County school board members were in Tallahassee last week and took the opportunity to lobby local lawmakers for additional funding to help deal with the explosive growth in the county.

School board salaries would be eliminated under Florida House bill now poised for debate

A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language” and an illustration of a nude woman.

The St. Johns County School Board had a long discussion Tuesday morning about how to deal with the booming growth, and for now, dealing with it means more portable classrooms and possible zoning changes in the northwest part of the county.

The father of a 5-year-old girl made an impassioned plea to the St. Johns County School Board during its Tuesday night meeting.

The St. Johns County School Board approved a 5-year plan Tuesday morning.

The Clay County School Board on Thursday night voted unanimously in favor of naming its new elementary school Spring Park Elementary.

The Clay County School Board is standing strong with its decision to not make masks mandatory in schools.

Starting next Monday, students and staff at public schools in Nassau County will be required to wear masks.

The number of St. Johns County students quarantined due to possible exposure to the coronavirus grew by nearly 300% during the first week of classes.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced the appointment of the former chair of the Alachua Republican Party to fill a vacant seat on the Alachua County School Board.

Following calls for masks in schools at a previous school district meeting, the Nassau County School Board on Tuesday held a special meeting to discuss the hot button topic and get feedback from the community.

At the close of the first day of school, the St. Johns County School District reported a total of 155 cases of COVID-19 in its schools.

Several parents and even a student stood in front of the Clay County School Board on Thursday to explain why they are either for or against students wearing masks this school year.

Citing the CDC’s recommendation for universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status, an online petition is calling for St. Johns County schools to impose a mask mandate when the new school year begins in two weeks.

On Tuesday night, Alachua County School Board voted in favor of requiring students to wear masks for the first two weeks of school.