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Legislation that would survey university students on whether competing ideas and perspectives are presented and welcomed on campus passed its first committee stop today. Sen. Ray Rodrigues (R-Fort Myers) says the bill is needed to ensure students are hearing competing viewpoints. -
Among other things, the proposal would expand school vouchers and allow parents to use education savings accounts to pay for private schools and other costs.
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Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran accused some teachers unions of putting raises on hold while teachers in other districts had salary increases in time for the holidays.
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Graduation rates for Florida high school students ticked up last year, with 90 percent of students graduating, according to a state Department of Education report.
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The president of the Florida Education Association says DeSantis "turned his back on educators in Florida."
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Schools typically mandate vaccines that prevent highly contagious diseases. The coronavirus spreads easily, but experts say we need to learn more about whether new vaccines can protect kids from it safely.
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Public school instruction will continue in-person and online this spring as coronavirus cases continue to increase across Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran said Monday.
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The proposal did not receive a hearing during the 2019 and 2020 sessions.
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Ideas for college students by legislators offer contradictory ideas.
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The education commissioner assured the State Board of Education that Gov. Ron DeSantis “will take nothing less than full parental choice.”
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There are a lot of students following safety precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but there are also a lot that are not, says Gainesville City Commissioner David Arreola.
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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.
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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.
