HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — This month, thousands of high school seniors in Hillsborough County began their final year in the journey toward graduation. But, if they haven’t passed their state ...

The Florida Board of Education recently voted to phase out certificates of completion for students with disabilities at K-12 schools.Those certificates were given to students who couldn’t complete the ...

Florida has eliminated the "Certificate of Completion" for high school students who do not meet graduation requirements. This certificate, created in the 1970s, was awarded to students who attended ...

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School building. By littleny via iStock for WMNF News. Students in Hillsborough County Public Schools will no longer be able to receive a certificate of completion. School board members voted on the ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Earlier this week, the Florida Department of Education approved House Bill 1105. Among other things in education, it will discontinue the use of Certificates of Completion, ...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Florida's state board of education has stopped approving certificates of completion for students. Instead of a high school diploma or GED, students with disabilities used to ...

FILE: Scarlett Rasmussen's Dynavox, a tablet tool she uses to communicate, sits on the couch May 17, 2023, at her home in Grants Pass, Ore. Scarlett, 8, is nonverbal and uses an electronic device and ...