Jay Waagmeester
Education Reporter at Florida Phoenix
Education reporter @FLPhoenixNews • previously @IowaCapDispatch and @iowastatedaily • headshot by @jricephotog
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floridaphoenix.com | Jay Waagmeester
by Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix June 25, 2025 End-of-year testing results show Florida students were more proficient in math and reading than a year ago. Statewide progress monitoring scores, announced by Gov. Ron DeSantis Wednesday, detail how Florida’s students performed in reading, math, social studies, and science. Math scores for all students from third grade to high school improved by 3% from 2024, with 58% of students demonstrating a level 3 or higher understanding.
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orlandoweekly.com | Christine Sexton |Jay Waagmeester
click to enlarge Screengrab via James Uthmeier/X Florida’s bid to be on the front lines of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans has taken a swampy turn. The state, with approval from the Department of Homeland Security, started this week to build a temporary detention center in the Florida Everglades for undocumented immigrants arrested by state police and federal immigration authorities.
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3 days ago |
cltampa.com | Christine Sexton |Jay Waagmeester
Florida’s bid to be on the front lines of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans has taken a swampy turn. The state, with approval from the Department of Homeland Security, started this week to build a temporary detention center in the Florida Everglades for undocumented immigrants arrested by state police and federal immigration authorities.
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floridaphoenix.com | Christine Sexton |Jay Waagmeester
by Christine Sexton and Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix June 24, 2025 Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday that repeals a 2018 law that opponents argued limited public beach access in Walton County in northwest Florida. Appearing in Santa Rosa Beach with emerald gulf waters behind him, the governor said SB 1622 returns to local governments decision-making about recreational access to the dry sand areas of Florida beaches.
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4 days ago |
southfloridareporter.com | Jay Waagmeester
Federal, state, and local officials say 60 children ranging in age from 9-17 have been recovered in what an official called "the largest in the history of the United States Marshal Service." During a Monday morning news conference in Tampa, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier was joined by state, local, and federal law enforcement officials to announce the results of the operation that spanned two weeks.
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