coronavirus and school reopening

Gov. Ron DeSantis said closing schools was a public blunder, and parents can choose between in-school and virtual learning.

For-profit virtual charter schools have been dogged by complaints of low student performance, fraud and waste. Still, many are seeing a pandemic-induced enrollment surge.

New research has found few links between in-person K-12 schooling and COVID-19 case rates. "There is not a consistent pattern," one study author said.

Thousands of parents have told the Pinellas County school district that they want their children to return to campus after starting the school year online.

Many parents appear to be keeping their children out of public school, especially from kindergarten. The declines could mean less state funding for school districts.

Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran went head-to-head with Board of Education member Michael Olenick over the role of teachers union leaders in the state's school reopening case.

USF students, faculty and staff returning to campus Monday will have to wear masks at all times, socially distance and monitor their symptoms through a symptom tracker - via their smart phone or a computer.

What happens if a teacher or student tests positive for COVID-19? The whole class, and all those in contact with the positive case, will be asked to…

University of South Florida President Steven Currall announced Friday that the school has moved to a modified Phase II of its return-to-campus plan.In a…

Florida’s statewide teachers union is challenging the state’s order to open brick and mortar schools in the fall – and the lawsuit is being moved to a Leon County court

If the Hillsborough County School Board approves a reopening plan on Thursday, in-person instruction at schools will begin Aug. 24. On Monday,…

To open or not to open? That’s the big question as the new school year comes around –right in the midst of a spike in the number of coronavirus cases in…