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As legal battles heat up, the Department of Education will consider expanding the "hope scholarship" to provide access to vouchers for families against mask mandates.
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Dr. Patricia Emmanuel says once children 12 and older are able to get vaccinated in the coming months, that will be a "game-changer" for how schools proceed with coronavirus prevention measures.
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Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran says that “CDC guidance is informative," but school districts should "stay the course" they began this past summer.
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The 1st District Court of Appeal, with no explanation, issued two orders that denied motions by the Florida Education Association teachers union and other plaintiffs for a rehearing in the case. The plaintiffs in October asked for a rehearing before a three-judge panel or by the full appeals court, a request known as seeking an “en banc” hearing.
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The education commissioner assured the State Board of Education that Gov. Ron DeSantis “will take nothing less than full parental choice.”
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Attorneys for the state filed documents asking an appeals court to deny requests by the teachers union and other plaintiffs for a rehearing in the case.
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Uncertainty reigns about plans for the second half of the school year, as Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran's emergency order expires soon.
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A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal, in a 31-page decision, flatly rejected the conclusions of Leon County Circuit Judge Charles Dodson, who in August sided with teachers unions that challenged Corcoran’s order. The unions argued, at least in part, that the order violated a constitutional guarantee of “safe” and “secure” public education.
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The governor said children "are not vectors" for spreading the coronavirus and said those who advocate school closures "are really the flat earthers of our day."
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The Broward County School Board reached a compromise with state education officials: Instead of an Oct. 5 return, students will come back into classrooms in phases from Oct. 9-15.