Hundreds of Sarasota parents and students spoke out against a charter school's plan to occupy local schools under the state’s Schools of Hope law.

The same Suncoast lawmakers who voted earlier this year to let charter schools move into underused public campuses have stayed quiet as a Miami-based charter operator’s early push to occupy local ...

Most, but not all, Florida schools will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day. See what schools are open on Veterans Day, Nov. 11: Charlotte: Open Nov. 11. Collier: Open Nov. 11. DeSoto: ...

When one of Florida’s largest charter school networks set its sights on Oak Park School — Sarasota County’s only K-12 campus dedicated to students with disabilities — it brought the state’s ...

I’m excited. I think our whole family is pretty stoked. Our kids now know that their voices matter,” said Wilkinson ...

The state-funded scholarships have cut enrollment in public schools, which decreases state funding for each district, affecting teachers, administrators and students..

Faced with a state law that opens the door for charter schools to claim unused public classrooms, Sarasota County School Board members on Nov. 4 gave cautious support to the district’s strategic plan ...