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The Florida Education Association and other plaintiffs asked an appeals court Monday to reconsider a decision that backed Gov. Ron DeSantis and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran in a battle about reopening schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic. -
DeSantis made the case for quarantining symptomatic students and staff, but avoiding closing entire campuses.
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Manatee County Schools will be voting Tuesday on whether students can switch their learning choices between virtual and in-person.
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Florida shut down school and college campuses in March, with students shifted to online learning. DeSantis and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran have pushed heavily to reopen classrooms for the new school year.
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Teachers get money from the state to spend on their classrooms — but some pandemic must-haves are off limits.
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To that end, DeSantis said Thursday he’s willing to consider a college students’ “bill of rights” that would preclude state universities from taking actions against students who are enjoying themselves.
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Health experts say coronavirus cases are expected to rise as schools and bars reopen, and that masks are one of society's only defenses until a vaccine is available.
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The plaintiffs are relying in part on a provision in Florida law that prohibits people from possessing any firearm or other weapon, “including a razor blade or box cutter, except as authorized in support of school-sanctioned activities.”
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He faces a felony charge of computer use in an attempt to defraud, and others may be involved.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has extended until December 1 a deadline for recent high-school graduates to meet SAT or ACT test-score requirements to qualify for Bright Futures scholarships.
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Florida’s community and state colleges will now have to send coronavirus case updates to Gov. Ron DeSantis' office. The change came down at Friday’s...
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Close to 900 students and staffers among Florida schools tested positive for COVID-19.
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The principal of Kinnan Elementary School in Manatee County has been placed on administrative leave. He was possibly exposed to COVID-19 the week before he got tested and returned to work.
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As Fall classes begin for Florida State University, students have taken to social media to discuss how others aren't wearing masks or social distancing while on campus.
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Districts are deciding how to issue quarantine orders, and what metrics would merit a shutdown.
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Public Health experts have warned that coronavirus cases are likely to show up in schools as they reopen. And while some Florida school districts are...
