Richard Corcoran

On the recommendation from Gov. Ron DeSantis, the State Board of Education appointed a lawmaker who led several of the governor's education initiatives through the Legislature.

During the past three years, Corcoran has played key roles in issues such as the education system’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including trying to bar school districts from enforcing student mask mandates.

Saying the state’s system of standardized testing in public schools is “quite frankly, outdated,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced that lawmakers…

An appeal filed Thursday by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration put on hold a Leon County circuit judge’s ruling against the state in a battle over school…

Duval County school district officials are standing firm on the district’s emergency mask mandate, despite the Florida education commissioner’s threat to…

The Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) Board could lose board funding as soon as Thursday, according to a letter sent to Duval County Schools officials by…

Attorneys for a dozen parents from Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach, Alachua, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties filed the lawsuit in Leon County, contending that the order violates parts of the Florida Constitution. Circuit Judge John Cooper will hear arguments Friday on an emergency motion for an injunction against the executive order.

Some teachers in Duval County are speaking out against a recent change to Florida’s education rules that they say will whitewash the teaching of American…

Robert E. Lee High School teacher Amy Donofrio — removed from her classroom in March after she refused to take down a Black Lives Matter flag from outside…

State Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran said in a recent address that a Duval County Public Schools teacher has been fired after displaying Black…