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The release comes as new data reveals just 53 percent of Florida's third-graders passed the state’s reading test.

More than two years after the COVID pandemic began, students — and their teachers — are still dealing with impacts. Here are the voices of some teachers, as they describe the challenges they face, in their own words.

The school board will be asking voters to once again pay more in taxes to fund what they say are critical services, mental health support and school security staff.

A group of teachers and staff gathering at the district's headquarters to demand N95 masks, contact tracing and more vaccination campaigns.

There's pressure from COVID, politicians, and parents. What’s it like being a teacher today? A panel of teachers from around South Florida talk about life in the classroom.

In Pasco County, there were 649 teacher vacancies Monday, with most related to COVID. It has forced the district to double up classes or pull in staff members with teaching backgrounds to fill in.

Florida Education Association president Andrew Spar says a "massive exodus" of teachers is contributing to the shortage.

Masks and shields, gloves and goggles are allowable expenditures under the bill.

The study was intended to monitor students’ language development, but researchers realized they could use the data to reflect how density of individuals in a classroom affected infection rates.

Thousands of teaching and school support jobs across Florida were open at the start of August. Local school districts are seeking bus drivers, food service workers, classroom aides and certified instructors.