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President Joe Biden’s administration on Monday warned top Florida education officials to “reconsider your threatened actions” after the state said it would try to thwart attempts to use federal money to cover salaries of county school-board members who approved student mask requirements.
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The Leon County School District has dropped its mask requirements for students in grades Pre-K through 8th. Leon Superintendent Rocky Hanna says he’s following through on his promise to parents to revisit the policy when positivity rates fell.
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The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday that it has provided nearly $150,000 to the Alachua County School Board to cover a state penalty targeting board members’ salaries.
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The U.S. Secretary of Education warns it is prepared to probe the state over its ban on mask mandates for public schools.
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As COVID-19 rages through the Sunshine State, four Florida school districts will require students to wear masks when school starts this month, despite a gubernatorial threat to cut funding to districts with mask policies.
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Federal education officials questioned state leaders about teacher bonuses and holding back COVID-19 relief funds from school districts.
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Backing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign against critical race theory, the State Board of Education on Thursday approved a rule that places controversial guidelines on the way U.S. history is taught in public schools.
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This post will be updated today, Thursday, April 15, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.
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Graduation for high school seniors this spring will not be contingent on passing exams, and end-of-course exam scores can be waived when determining whether students get promoted to the next grade levels.
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Sunshine 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.
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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 “Get There” initiative launched by the Department of Education is designed to raise awareness about Career and Technical Education as an alternative to traditional college pathways.