Education

COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff

Schools have welcomed students back to classrooms but face a new challenge: a shortage of teachers and staff the likes of which some districts say they have never seen.

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Florida revises COVID-19 rule for schools, gives parents authority over quarantines

Pointing to a need to “minimize the amount of time students are removed from in-person learning,” the Florida Department of Health on Wednesday issued a revised rule that gives parents more authority to decide whether children go to school after being exposed to people who have COVID-19.

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The Latest: Michigan passes 1 million coronavirus cases

Michigan has recorded more than 1 million confirmed cases of coronavirus infections since the start of the pandemic.

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State goes to appeals court in school board mask fight

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has asked an appeals court to block challenges filed by five school boards against a Department of Health rule aimed at preventing students from being forced to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID cases decreasing in Duval schools, other districts

New COVID-19 cases have been leveling off in the Duval County school district over the last two weeks since a mask mandate went into effect.

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Jacksonville Beach Elementary among 7 in Florida named Blue Ribbon Schools

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on Tuesday recognized 325 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2021, including Jacksonville Beach Elementary and six others in Florida.

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The Latest: Chinese city shuts down over new outbreak worry

Officials in the northeast China city of Harbin say national level health officials have been sent to the city to deal with what may be a coronavirus outbreak.

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DeSantis continues push to end FSA testing

DeSantis and Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran sat down with educators in Niceville to talk about how his plan to ditch the FSA in favor of “progress monitoring” will affect them moving forward.

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Transgender student says he was targeted by students using hate speech at St. Johns County school

After videos surfaced of a group of high school students slinging anti-gay slurs at fellow students at Bartram Trail High School, a St. Johns County School District spokesperson told News4Jax Monday that the school is taking action.

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$200 million in refunds unclaimed in Florida Prepaid College Program

More than 30,000 families have yet to claim over $200 million worth of refunds from Florida’s Prepaid College Tuition Program, according to program officials.

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‘It was shocking’: Video shows St. Johns County students yelling anti-gay slurs at classmates

A troubling series of videos posted to social media this week appears to show a group of students hurling hate speech at other students at a St. Johns County high school.

Schools get the brunt of latest COVID wave in South Carolina

In the past few weeks, South Carolina has set records for COVID-19 hospitalizations and new cases have approached peak levels of last winter.

MacKenzie Scott dominates donations to racial equity

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has funded organizations that received the most money for racial equity in 27 different states following the police killing of George Floyd.

School bus driver shortages spark complaints of overcrowding, delays

“Severe” or “desperate” that’s how more than half of the country’s school districts describe their bus driver shortage.

Cambodia vaccinating 6-to-11-year-olds before schools reopen

Cambodia is vaccinating 6-to-11-year-olds so students can safely return to schools that have been closed for months due to the coronavirus.

Clay County school police warn students not to participate in new TikTok challenge

Clay County District Schools Police Department is warning students not to participate in a new social media challenge.

Photo sharing time: Show us your school spirit

Now that the school year is well underway and students are off to the races for another year of learning and studying, we thought we’d ask: Can we see your pictures?

EXPLAINER: What are current COVID-19 guidelines for schools?

Schools have opened nationwide this fall only to find thousands of students and teachers sickened by COVID-19 in what many officials had hoped would be a year that saw a return to “normal” in-person instruction.

Outbreaks strand some students at home with minimal learning

As coronavirus outbreaks driven by the delta variant lead school districts around the U.S. to abruptly shut down or send large numbers of children into quarantine, some students are getting minimal schooling at home.

St. Johns County leaders work to redistribute voting power as population swells

The St. Johns County Commission and St. Johns County School Board on Thursday got their first look at four proposed plans for how to redraw the county’s voting districts.

Federal judge declines to block Florida ban on mask mandates

A federal judge has declined to block a ban imposed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to prevent mandating masks for Florida school students amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Federal judge declines to block Florida ban on mask mandates

A federal judge has declined to block a ban imposed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to prevent mandating masks for Florida school students amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Epidemiologist: 60% of recent COVID outbreaks in Georgia occurred in K-12 schools

Lockdown at Duval middle school has some parents asking about district’s cellphone policy

A code red lockdown at a Duval County middle school has some parents asking about the district’s policy on cellphones.

13 children’s books my family is obsessed with at the moment

I’m not always the best “get on the floor and play” kind of mom, but any time one of my kids wants to bring me a book, I’ll drop what I’m doing in favor of some cuddles and reading time.

UCF among largest colleges pushing student vaccines with prizes

An AP analysis shows that 26 of 50 largest public university campuses in the U.S. are not mandating that students receive vaccinations against the coronavirus.

St. Johns County School District hires company to help with contact tracing

The St. Johns County School District has hired a staffing company that will help with contact tracing needs in schools.

Governor proposes end for Florida Standards Assessments testing next school year

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans Tuesday to end the Florida Standards Assessments, also known as FSA, testing for students across the state, a move applauded by the state's largest teachers union.

Parents concerned that Duval County charter schools are not bound by district’s mask mandate

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on required masking of students is being fought in the courts, but in the meantime, some school districts in the state are still imposing a mask mandate.

Push for Native American curriculum in schools makes gains

Connecticut and a handful of other states have recently decided to mandate students be taught about Native American culture and history.

UF ranked among top 5 public universities

The University of Florida is among the top five public universities in the nation, according to the annual rankings released Monday by U.S. News & World Report.

DCPS works to craft permanent policy for handling communicable diseases

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend what was expected to be a more “normal” school year, an ad hoc committee of the Duval County School Board met Monday morning to talk about updating the district’s permanent policy for dealing with communicable diseases.

Suits against Ohio State over sex abuse by doc are dismissed

School districts leave $112M on the table despite 18,000 students still missing from classroom

Florida makes quarantine optional for exposed students

COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff

Florida revises COVID-19 rule for schools, gives parents authority over quarantines

The Latest: Michigan passes 1 million coronavirus cases

State goes to appeals court in school board mask fight

COVID cases decreasing in Duval schools, other districts

Jacksonville Beach Elementary among 7 in Florida named Blue Ribbon Schools

The Latest: Chinese city shuts down over new outbreak worry

DeSantis continues push to end FSA testing

Transgender student says he was targeted by students using hate speech at St. Johns County school

$200 million in refunds unclaimed in Florida Prepaid College Program

‘It was shocking’: Video shows St. Johns County students yelling anti-gay slurs at classmates

Schools get the brunt of latest COVID wave in South Carolina

MacKenzie Scott dominates donations to racial equity

School bus driver shortages spark complaints of overcrowding, delays

Cambodia vaccinating 6-to-11-year-olds before schools reopen

Clay County school police warn students not to participate in new TikTok challenge

Photo sharing time: Show us your school spirit

EXPLAINER: What are current COVID-19 guidelines for schools?

Outbreaks strand some students at home with minimal learning

St. Johns County leaders work to redistribute voting power as population swells

Federal judge declines to block Florida ban on mask mandates

Federal judge declines to block Florida ban on mask mandates

Epidemiologist: 60% of recent COVID outbreaks in Georgia occurred in K-12 schools

Lockdown at Duval middle school has some parents asking about district’s cellphone policy

13 children’s books my family is obsessed with at the moment

UCF among largest colleges pushing student vaccines with prizes

St. Johns County School District hires company to help with contact tracing

Governor proposes end for Florida Standards Assessments testing next school year

Parents concerned that Duval County charter schools are not bound by district’s mask mandate

Push for Native American curriculum in schools makes gains

UF ranked among top 5 public universities

DCPS works to craft permanent policy for handling communicable diseases

After Talen Birt laid to rest, parents honor him by pushing for cancer research funding

Glynn County students return to in-person learning Monday

Ida deals new blow to Louisiana schools struggling to reopen

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