It's back to school for Jill Biden and new education chiefAdBiden and Cardona also visited a Pennsylvania middle school on Wednesday. To help nudge that along, Biden said Tuesday he is pushing states to administer at least one c...
St. Johns County could ditch school-based virtual learning this fallJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – With three months left in the current school year, the St. Johns County School District has already assembled a group of leaders to begin planning fo...
Nassau teachers, school board finally reach agreement for raisesNASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – After weeks of negotiations, the Nassau Teachers Association (NTA) and the Nassau County School Board reached a tentative agreement for teacher sala...
Principal apologizes after segregated meetings at Douglas Anderson canceled amid backlashJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A plan to hold two segregated school cultural meetings has been canceled at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, the Duval County School District tol...
Virus variant races through Italy, especially among childrenItaly, a nation of 60 million people where COVID-19 first erupted in the West in February 2020, has registered nearly 3 million confirmed cases. Roberto Speranza told rep...
Algerian students restart weekly protests cut off by virusAlgerian students demonstrate, one with a poster reading "The right to defend our rights" in Algiers, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Protesters took to the streets of Algiers an...
Florida lawmakers look at ‘education savings accounts’Both would involve the use of education savings accounts, giving parents flexible spending power with 97.5 percent of the current state per-student funding level, or roug...
School bus collides with vehicle, crashes through fence in JacksonvilleJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two people were taken to the hospital after a school bus carrying students collided with a vehicle and crashed into a fence Wednesday in Northwest Ja...
Report: DCPS teacher workforce is less diverse than its student bodyJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A report compiled by the Jacksonville Public Education Fund shows the teacher workforce in Duval County Public Schools does not reflect the same dive...
Student sues Jacksonville University for fees paid during coronavirus shut downJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville University student has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville University. Ashley Allen of California is suing because the school...
Q&A: UF Health virologist talks about variants and the future of the coronavirusUniversity of Florida Health virologist John Lednicky, Ph.D., a professor in the department of environmental and global health in the UF College of Public Health and Heal...
School voucher push taps frustration over distance learningRivera is hoping a voucher bill passes that will help pay for her to move her son out of a public Cobb County school and into a private school. They’re back in public sch...
DeSantis: Teachers, police will be able to get vaccine at Florida’s federal sitesHIALEAH – Teachers and sworn law enforcement officers will soon be able to receive the coronavirus vaccine at Florida’s federal vaccine sites, including one coming to Jac...
Edward Waters College carries over 150 years of influence and historyEdward Waters College was founded in 1866 by members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church to educate freedmen. TV personality and now Edward Waters College professor...
Why there is no virtual PMA testing for Duval County students this yearJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The third round of exams meant to track Duval County students’ progress begins Monday, but this one brings a major difference. Duval County Public Sc...
CDC study: Teachers key to COVID-19 infections in 1 district(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)ATLANTA – A new study finds that teachers may be more important drivers of COVID-19 transmission in schools than students. Two clusters saw teachers...
Colleges to house new center that trains Black entrepreneursFILE - In this April 12, 2019, file photo, people enter the campus of Morehouse College in Atlanta. A new center for training Black entrepreneurs will be opening in Atlan...
Netflix doc to examine man behind college admissions scandalThis image released by Netflix shows key art for Operation Varsity Blues, a documentary about the college admissions scandal, premiering March 17. (Netflix via AP)LOS ANG...
Greece: Dozens arrested in clashes over campus security lawPolice detain a protester at the University of Thessaloniki in northern Greece, on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Police clashed with protesters and detained more than 30 people ...
UK speeds up vaccinations: All adults get 1st jab by July 31The British government says it aims to give every adult in the country a first dose of coronavirus vaccine by July 31, a month earlier than its previous target. The previ...
Enrollment at US community colleges plummets amid pandemicMore Americans typically turn to community college education amid economic downturns, seeking to learn new job skills or change careers. That troubles advocates and polic...
Florida lawmakers exploring punishments for parents of truant kidsWhile some students likely moved to virtual or homeschooling, others simply were not participating at all last year and some lawmakers are pushing for more accountability...
