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News Service of FloridaSunshine State students who are learning to speak English are set to be tested on their English-language proficiency starting on Monday. But Alianza Center, a non-profit organization which advocates for Puerto Ricans and other Hispanics in the state, and LULAC Florida have launched a petition urging state Department of Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran to postpone the in-person assessments due to coronavirus safety concerns. -
Courtesy of Aalayah EastmondAalayah Eastmond shares what it's like to experience this difficult moment in the nation's capital as a young Black woman and a survivor of gun violence.
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School district officials in Broward and Miami-Dade County are urging that teachers and staff get next priority in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Teachers 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 changes come as the district tries to comply with a new state order requiring that schools bring more struggling students back to campus. But many parents have complained that the on-campus experience has been subpar, mirroring the same e-learning kids can get at home.
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After the Broward Teachers Union filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Broward County school district — for ending remote work accommodations for 1,700 teachers and 300 school staff — Runcie announced schools across the county have decided 600 of those teachers can continue to work remotely due to their health.
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A new study suggests reopening schools may be safer than previously thought, at least in communities where the virus is not already spreading out of control.
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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.
