15+ hour, 11+ min ago  (742+ words) May marked the last day of school ever at seven Orange County Public Schools. Come fall, 2, 000 students will be consolidated into other schools in the district. The school district cites declining enrollment as leading to a $40+ million budget shortfall. WESH…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (500+ words) Parents in Seminole County are raising concerns after a local high school team's request to travel out of state was denied. The school district says the decision is tied to budget challenges. But some parents say these types of trips…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (75+ words) COUNTY. I'M JOINED NOW BY SEMINOLE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT SERENA BEAMON. GREAT TO SEE YOU, SUPERINTENDENT. GREAT TO SEE YOU AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL TIME. HOW ARE YOU FEELING FOR THIS. .. Search location by ZIP code Seminole…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (346+ words) The Orange County School Board passed its new budget and millage rates during a meeting Tuesday night that also included discussion of the state's new vaccine mandate changes. The 2025-26 school year budget is about $7. 5 billion, and millage rates are slightly…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (249+ words) When the school board in Orange County voted on consolidating seven under-enrolled elementary and middle schools, some neighbors and parents said it tore the hearts out of the communities the schools currently serve. On Tuesday night, Orange County Public Schools…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (103+ words) The Orange County School Board voted on proposals to close six elementary schools and one middle school due to declining enrollment on Tuesday night. The decisions were made for each school individually. The district has laid out which schools those…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (109+ words) A 14-year-old has been arrested after causing a large law enforcement response Monday afternoon at University High School in Orlando, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. The teen called 911 to report an active shooter, OCSO said. "That call elicited…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (205+ words) Hungerford Elementary, Washington Shores Elementary, Ivey Lane Elementary, and other schools in Orange County have been targeted by nonprofit companies to become "Schools of Hope," but the district has denied these requests due to eligibility issues and lack of authorization....

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (452+ words) More than a dozen speakers gathered Tuesday night to voice their concerns and attempt to save Cape View Elementary in Cape Canaveral from closing, but the school board ultimately voted unanimously to close the school due to declining enrollment. "I…...