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Newly elected Collier County Public Schools chair Stephanie Lucarelli discusses challenges met and unmet for the system. -
3 teachers were suspended without pay or benefits for comments made regarding the murder of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. That is one of the issues facing Southwest Florida public schools. -
Despite being one of the poorest counties in the state, The Glades County School District did the unthinkable and earned an “A-Rating” from the Florida Department of Education. -
BusPatrol/FileRed Lights, Green Cash: How a Florida legislator boosted school bus cameras and benefited her familyPersonal connections, aggressive lobbying and hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions fueled the rapid rise of an obscure school bus camera vendor, BusPatrol, which quickly became a major player in a niche industry that didn’t exist in Florida until last year. That success represented a remarkable turnaround for a company with a troubled history of allegations that it values revenue over public safety and opportunity over ethics. BusPatrol’s reversal in fortunes, already evident in other states, echoes the comeback of Florida state Rep. Vicki Lopez, once a down-and-out Lee County commissioner, with whom BusPatrol is inextricably linked.
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Less than 48 hours after reopening to students, COVID-19 cases were reported at three Manatee County schools. -
The Martin County School District is telling 231 students from two high schools they should quarantine citing exposure to the coronavirus. -
Broward County Public Schools said Wednesday it was expecting about a 2,500 drop in students compared to last year. Instead the drop in enrollment was close to 7,000 students across the district. -
In its last meeting before schools reopen on August 31, the Sarasota County School Board adopted a stricter mask policy, and heard from local health... -
Siding with teachers unions, a Leon County circuit judge on Friday refused to toss out lawsuits challenging Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran’s... -
The principal of a Palmetto High School says several employees are quarantining for 14 days after being exposed to the coronavirus on campus. -
As school districts get ready to reopen campuses, the Florida Education Association says the risk to teachers and students is too high. The teachers... -
Hillsborough County schools Superintendent Addison Davis said Thursday the district's schools will be conducted entirely online for only the first week... -
Leon County Circuit Judge Charles Dodson has scheduled a Thursday hearing in a lawsuit about Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran’s mandate that schools reopen campuses. The Florida Education Association is challenging Corcoran’s July 6 emergency order requiring schools to reopen in August, unless state and local health officials say otherwise. -
Many teachers feel that the reopening of schools amid the pandemic is forcing them to choose between their livelihood and their health, as Gov. Ron DeSantis and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran push school districts to offer in-person instruction to students in August. -
A new report says the number of children who tested positive for the coronavirus in the United States increased by 40% in July. The review of state... -
Despite the governor’s urging that schools open in person, the state has approved plans by Broward and Miami-Dade school districts to start...
