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Screenshot/WLRNSchool district officials in Broward and Miami-Dade County are urging that teachers and staff get next priority in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. -
MATIAS J. OCNER/MIAMI HERALDTeachers in 23 Florida school districts have not seen pay increases promised by the Legislature when it approved spending $500 million last year to raise educator salaries.
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The Palm Beach County school district is encouraging parents of students who are struggling with distance learning to send their child to in-person instruction as soon as possible. The process won't be easy as COVID-19 cases continue to spike.
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"There was no closure, really — the word we use for all kinds of big life events. There was no closure."
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Several millennial women, Latinas and teachers are among the new school board members in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.
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The Miami-Dade County School Board’s multimillion-dollar settlement with the rape victims of a former P.E. teacher came with an unenforceable gag order, preventing the survivors from disclosing the settlement amount and disparaging the school district to the media.
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More than a quarter million students in Florida are scheduled to take a required annual exam assessing their English skills early next year — and there is no remote option.
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Most schooling has been offered online this semester. Teachers are working hard to improve that experience, but many students are still left behind.
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As more students identify as transgender and gender non-conforming, colleges are changing housing policies to accommodate them. In Tallahassee, one student group is pushing Florida State University to be more inclusive.
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Public schools in the tri-county area have canceled classes due to Eta.
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This post will be updated today, Thursday, Nov. 5, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.
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On Election Day, Nov. 3, students will stay home while Miami-Dade schools will be converted into polling places.
