Florida Board of Education

Florida will require school districts to transfer student disciplinary records to colleges after the Florida State University shootings, aiming to prevent future campus violence. The policy, part of HB 757, mandates sharing records of concerning behavior and psychological evaluations with postsecondary institutions.

Henry Mack was confirmed as Florida's next education commissioner, recommended by Gov. Ron DeSantis and praised by Erika Donalds, a school-choice advocate and wife of GOP gubernatorial frontrunner U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds. Mack previously served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor and expressed commitment to academic excellence and collaboration with the state's education leadership.

Florida's pro-immigration groups criticized a new rule banning undocumented students from state colleges as 'cruel' and potentially illegal. The State Board of Education voted to require all students at Florida's 28 colleges to be U.S. citizens or 'lawfully present,' with the Board of Governors set to consider a similar ban for universities in September.

Florida's education board, aligned with Ron DeSantis, banned undocumented students from state colleges, following a prior move to remove in-state tuition discounts for certain immigrant students. Critics called the decision 'cruel and harmful,' arguing it blocks access to education for non-citizens and those not 'lawfully present.'