education

This goes against recommendations by the CDC.

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.

According to a 2018 report by the National School Board Association, more than 60% of school board members aren’t paid and another 28% were paid less than $5,000 a year.

The private university announced that vaccinations are mandatory by Aug. 1. School officials say it will be the first college in the country to mandate vaccines for both students and staff.

CPR from a bystander can double or triple a person’s likelihood of survival following a sudden cardiac arrest. But not everyone knows the steps. A measure under consideration this session would make training a requirement for graduation.

The Senate Education Committee unanimously approved the measure, which includes two proposals by Democrats related to testing and letting parents choose to retain students in their current grade levels.

It would grant immunity from lawsuits stemming from the shift to online learning at the start of the pandemic.

Superintendent Kurt Browning says cases involving students and staff have "decreased dramatically."

Many Democrats are expressing concern about guns in classrooms.

Many Florida high schools now teach a cybersecurity program. There's a larger plan to help students figure out what is and isn't true online. Organizers hope it will become a nationwide model.