Florida school districts could opt to allow volunteer chaplains in schools under a bill approved Tuesday by a Senate committee.

The Florida lawmakers who are pushing for The Decker-Backmann Act to become state law in July have the families of Marilyn Decker and Clifford “Cliff” Backmann in mind.

Florida Sen. Rosalind Osgood, formerly of The School Board of Broward County, said she is part of the bipartisan support behind bills 7000, 7002, and 7004 to deregulate public education.

The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis is blocking a request to include an Advanced Placement course on African American studies for Florida high schoolers, saying it violates state law.

There’s been a last-minute twist in the saga of Broward school board member-elect Rod Velez.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Florida state Rep. Spencer Roach, U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Brendan McPherson, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation President and CEO Barry Gilway and Broward County Mayor Michael Udine.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg speaks to attorney Oren Sellstorm, activist Ernesto Ackerman, Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services candidate Naomi Blemur and Congressman Ted Deutch.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney welcomed newly appointed Broward School Board member Kevin Tynan, Florida State Sen. Rosalind Osgood, Parkland parent and activist Tony Montalto and Neil Volz, Deputy Director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition.

The grand jury report that blasted the Broward County School Board recommended five board members be suspended.

A grand jury released a report on Friday recommending that Gov. Ron DeSantis remove four seating Broward County Public Schools board members.

Daniel P. Foganholi was sworn in Tuesday morning as the Broward County School Board member representing District 5.

Voters in some cities in Broward County are already heading to the polls to cast their ballots in the municipal elections for Lighthouse Point, Hillsboro Beach, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea and Pembroke Pines.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg welcome State Sen. Annette Taddeo, attorney J.C. Planas, congressional candidates Rosalind Osgood and Joseph Carter, and Chair of Miami-Dade's Black Affairs Advisory Board Stephen Johnson.

Broward Senate District 33 was one of three legislative seats suddenly up for grabs when three lawmakers, all Democrats, resigned to run for congress.

School board member Rosalind Osgood believes Broward County could have had more superintendent candidates if not for Florida’s toxic political climate.

School started at Stranahan High School at 7:30 Monday morning, and despite the new rule that says mask-wearing is optional, most students walked into the building with their faces covered.

The majority of School Board of Broward County members were not ready to appoint the interim superintendent on Tuesday as the permanent superintendent.

An appeals judge ruled on Friday that Gov. Ron DeSantis can continue to enforce his mask mandate ban, for now.

The longtime Broward County teacher is one of many that have died from COVID-19.

As the Delta variant fuels a surge in COVID cases in South Florida, the School Board of Broward County decided to continue standing by the enforcement of indoor face mask use.

Tuesday is the deadline for Broward County Schools to walk back its mask mandate or lose state funding equal to the salaries of its board members.

Katina Jones was a vibrant teacher at Dillard Elementary School in Fort Lauderdale.

With ICU pediatric unit bed capacity throughout Broward County wearing thin, education leaders are worried about the spread of COVID-19 when school starts on Wednesday.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Dr. Vickie Cartwright, Dr. Rosalind Osgood, Lori Alhadeff, Dr. Trish Stephens, and Marleine Bastien.

The masks are on, but the gloves are off as the Broward County School District has defied state rules on mandatory masking.

Broward County Public Schools will begin the new 2021-22 school year on Aug. 18 with a face mask mandate for school buses and school buildings that won’t include Gov. Ron DeSantis’ opt-out option for parents. The only exceptions are for students with medical conditions or individual education plans.

This upcoming school year, Alyssa’s Law officially goes into effect, which means every single public and charter school in Florida must have a mobile panic button system that can allow for immediate, clear communication with first responders during a life-threatening situation.

Two Broward County teachers and an educational assistant died within 36 hours this week after contracting COVID-19, according to the teachers’ union.

Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran sent a letter Tuesday to Broward Public Schools Interim Superintendent Vickie Cartwright and School Board Chair Rosalind Osgood to inform them that the State Board of Education has initiated an investigation into the school district for failing to comply with the state’s ban on mask mandates at public schools.

The Broward County School Board voted 8-1 in favor of keeping their mask requirement for students and staff members at the start of the upcoming 2021-22 school year.

To support Gov. Ron DeSantis’ July 30th executive order, the State Board of Education announced members adopted emergency measures on Friday to “protect” the children whose parents believe would be “harmed” by face mask mandates or stay-home directives.

Parents are filing lawsuits to contest Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on face mask mandates at public schools in Florida.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Broward County Mayor Steve Geller, Dr. David Andrews from the University of Miami, Broward School Board Chair Dr. Rosalind Osgood and Chair of the Florida Democratic Party Manny Diaz.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Broward County Mayor Steve Geller, Dr. David Andrews from the University of Miami, Broward School Board Chair Dr. Rosalind Osgood and Chair of the Florida Democratic Party Manny Diaz.

With just weeks left until the new school year begins, the Miami-Dade and Broward school districts are dealing with a renewed clash over face masks.

The School Board of Broward County voted Wednesday afternoon to impose a face mask mandate at Broward County Public Schools.

Vickie Cartwright is poised to start as Broward County Public Schools’ interim superintendent next week with a base salary of $275,000, as long as the school board approves that contract at a special meeting Wednesday.

Rosalind Osgood, the Broward County School Board chair, told school board members that she wants things done as quickly as possible.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Sen. Rick Scott, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, activist John Sowinski and Dr. Rosalind Osgood, Chair of the Broward County School Board.

Trying to find the right formula to get rid of Superintendent Robert Runcie was tricky business.

Embattled school superintendent for Broward County, Robert Runcie, will stay on the job until Aug. 10.

Superintendent Robert Runcie's mutual separation agreement with the Broward School Board comes rather than a dismissal for cause in part because it’s not yet known if Runcie will be convicted of the perjury charge he faces.

The Broward County School Board voted Tuesday to approve the mutual separation agreement for Superintendent Robert Runcie that was agreed upon a day prior between Runcie’s attorney and board Chair Dr. Rosalind Osgood.

Negotiations resumed Monday between Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie’s attorney and Broward School Board Chair Dr. Rosalind Osgood regarding the superintendent’s separation agreement, and Runcie could soon be walking away with a whopping $740,000.

The Broward County School Board met Thursday with agenda items that would allow a moving forward of negotiations with the superintendent and the school districts lawyer, who are facing charges of perjury.

Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie and Rosalind Osgood, the District 5 school board member and chair, are negotiating the terms of his separation from the district before Thursday’s meeting.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Eric Knowles said there is strength in numbers, and this is why the new South Florida Black Prosperity Alliance will be making a difference. “We have to stand together ... Black businesses matter, Black education matters, Black health matters, Black seniors matter — 365 days a year, not just 28 days in February,” Knowles said referring to Black History Month. Rosalind Osgood an elected member of the Broward County School Board was also a speaker during the event. She is the chief executive officer of the Mount Olive Development Corporation, an arm of the historic New Mount Olive Baptist Church in Broward. Ad“We come together collectively and we begin to set a tone for Broward County to be an anti-racist county,” Osgood said.

PLANTATION, Fla. The Broward County School Board is discussing the possible changing of five Plantation schools names, not due to a racist history, but rather due to racial connotation associated with the word plantation and its connection to slavery. Racism is alive and well, School Board Member Dr. Rosalind Osgood said. The discussion of renaming the five Broward public schools containing the city name Plantation was brought up by Osgood. The school names in question include Plantation High, South Plantation High, Plantation Middle, Plantation Elementary and Plantation Park Elementary. Current guidelines already prohibit naming schools after cities, but the five Plantation schools were named prior to the issuance of that guideline.