The big story: As Florida lawmakers gathered in Tallahassee to organize for 2025, incoming Senate President Ben Albritton reupped his chamber’s commitment to scaling back education regulations.

In the spring, the Senate advanced three deregulation bills that took aim at what leaders called onerous red tape standing in the way of public schools.

As soon as the wind and rain of Hurricane Milton passed Tampa Bay, work crews headed to schools to tackle ripped-up roofs, flooded floors and other damages caused by the storm.

Their goal: To get campuses ready for students to resume classes as soon as possible.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The tens of thousands of TECO customers who are without power are asking when will it be restored.

It’s the biggest restoration TECO has had to undertake. The company’s CEO said lineman from across the country are in Tampa Bay working around the clock, and now 70% of power has been restored.

In August, Superintendent Van Ayres will welcome more than 200,000 students back to Hillsborough County schools.

TAMPA, Fla. — Images of school fights at a Florida high school are so frequent that there's a social media page dedicated to them. It's the kind of extreme student behavior teachers describe as becoming all too normal on school campuses.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — At Tuesday’s Hillsborough County School Board meeting, school board members approved adding a millage referendum on the November 2024 ballot for voters.

It takes a combination of growing up with the right learning environment, inspiring teachers, and a good education to impact generations of students.

Little did they know at the time how Tampa schools would change one family forever, inspiring the creation of the Brink Foundation, a private family foundation that aims to improve quality of life in Tampa communities.

Karen Perez was elected chairperson of the Hillsborough County School Board on Tuesday, replacing two-term chairperson Nadia Combs.