A federal judge has approved a $15.5 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit that alleged Florida’s long-controversial “Best and Brightest” teacher-bonus program discriminated against black and Hispanic teachers.

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle approved the settlement last Thursday, a day before state lawmakers passed a bill that would permanently do away with the Best and Brightest program. The bill (HB 641) must still go to Gov. Ron DeSantis, though he has backed abolishing the program.

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