UF/IFAS Extension Orange County provides education and information to residents and businesses through workshops, publications, and mass media in the areas of family life, youth development, natural resources, horticulture, and agriculture.

After a public hearing, the school board voted unanimously to approve the millage required to support the final budget for the school year 2024-25.

Now is also the perfect time to taste the unique flavors of our community during Visit Orlando’s Magical Dining.

Schools apply and are selected for this distinction based on their commitment to continuous innovation in education and their use of Apple products to inspire, imagine, and impact teaching and learning. 

“Goodwill Scholars” is a new employee scholarship program that fully pre-pays all costs related to education, including tuition, books, and fees. Here's how it works.

Florida TaxWatch has released a new report showing that Florida's teacher salaries rank 50th in the nation and school districts are struggling to fill vacancies.

Telecommunications equipment positioned high in the air, on uncrewed balloons, airships, gliders and airplanes, could increase social and economic equality by filling internet connectivity gaps. This could allow more people to participate fully in the digital age. An experimental aircraft like this solar-powered …

Voluntary prekindergarten, created in 2005, is designed to serve that function at no cost to families. Instructors must hold at least a state-issued teaching credential.

As in the past, authorized purchases include paddle boards, televisions, and theme park admission for Florida parks such as Disney World, Sea World, Universal, and Legoland.

According to Florida TaxWatch, the shortages persist as fewer people enter the profession. Pew Research says 21% of bachelor’s degree graduates in the United States in 1970-1971 were in education. That number in 2019-2020 was 4%.

In Florida’s FY2023-24 state budget, education was one of the largest consumers of taxpayer dollars; however, a teacher shortage prevents these funds from being effectively utilized.

UF/IFAS Extension Orange County provides education and information to residents and businesses through workshops, publications, and mass media in the areas of family life, youth development, natural resources, horticulture, and agriculture.

Byrd: "Raising the beginning teacher salary was a good start but when beginning teachers are making the same as 10-year veterans, that is a problem."

Byrd: "I believe we will see more flexibility in high school scheduling options, more early exposure to career options in the younger years, more hands-on learning, and more school/work experience opportunities."

Melissa Byrd is more than just a member of the Orange County School Board—she’s a tireless advocate who has turned her passion for education into a mission to create lasting change.

Kids should be focused on getting good grades, not surviving getting to and from school. There’s a lot going on when kids get dropped off and picked up, so everything around them needs to focus on safety.