DeSantis also highlighted the state’s announcement earlier this month that 71% of all graded schools were rated ‘A’ or ‘B,’ up from 64% the previous year.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to participate in the 2026 Florida Teacher of the Year program this morning, July 17, in Orlando. A Flagler County educator, Brandy Nicole Anderson, is among the five finalists.

Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to be cooling off, for now at least, on a plan to build a second state-run immigrant detention center at the Florida National Guard training site

Florida’s congressional districts will stand, after the Florida Supreme Court upheld the maps, rejecting a challenge over a Black district.

The Florida Teacher of the Year will be announced July 17, and Flagler County's Brandy Anderson is a finalist.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to speak at the 2026 Teacher of the Year event in Orlando on Thursday morning. The event is expected to begin at 9:30 a.m. and will be held at the Rosen Shingle Creek hotel. WESH 2 will stream the event in the video player above.

Even though Trump had initially pushed for his daughter-in-law Lara Trump to receive the nod, Moody has been able to bring key Trump operatives to her 2026 operation to keep her seat — the same ones Gruters secured — which suggests she won’t face a Trump challenger.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Governor Ron DeSantis is scheduled to deliver remarks Thursday morning at the 2026 Teacher of the Year event in Orlando. The event will be held at Rosen Shingle Creek, with the program set to begin at 9:30 a.m. FOX 35 News will stream the governor's remarks live in the video player above.

Governor Ron DeSantis marked the official opening of the Caloosahatchee (C-43) Reservoir, one of the most significant Everglades restoration projects in Florida history.