Education

This goes against recommendations by the CDC.

On April 15, 1971, a group of Black students marched to Tigert Hall with six demands in hand. Then-UF President Stephen C. O'Connell threatened to suspend them all unless they vacated the premises immediately, and the students ended up in jail.

Said Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando: “I don’t care how many times you tell yourself this is about women’s sports and not LGBTQ rights or discrimination, because that is wrong,”

Addison Davis said the moves have been hard but necessary to avoid a district takeover by state education leaders.

Things are a little bit different this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s where parents can — and cannot — send their children this summer.

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.

The bill would measure whether “competing ideas and perspectives” are fairly presented and encouraged during class lectures.

It includes increased money to address affordable housing, as well as funds to repair the former Piney Point processing plant.

Superintendent Addison Davis talked about what the district will have to do to address a $100 million deficit — and that includes layoffs.

Pasco School Superintendent Kurt Browning told a Tuesday board meeting that once Gov. Ron DeSantis' order declaring a state of emergency expires, mask-wearing in schools will be optional.

Statistics show child abuse reports dropped 18% nationwide during the COVID-19 pandemic, with an even steeper fall-off in Florida. But experts say this doesn’t mean there has been a decline in cases.

When lawmakers have slashed Florida's Bright Futures scholarship during past difficult budget cycles, Black and Latino students lost out the most.