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Florida is going to continue losing teachers and support staff if Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republicans in the Legislature continue their assault on public education:#pfla #edfl

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4 years ago

Curing COVID wouldn’t solve teacher, staff shortages | Opinion “South Florida schools reporting teacher, support staff shortage” “Hillsborough County School District looks to fill hundreds of open job positions” “Bus driver shorta…

Year after year, Republicans in Florida give massive handouts to their corporate donors, while they underfund our public schools. Our students and education professionals deserve better:#pfla #edfl

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4 years ago

Attacks on school boards are baseless and unfair | Opinion Over the last few months, controversies surrounding school boards both locally and nationwide have garnered more media attention than what our humble governmental bodies are used to. Manufactured c…

School board attacks "a ramping up of an anti-public education agenda that state leadership and the GOP have perpetrated for decades.#pfla #edfl

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4 years ago

Build Back Better Act would help children, families and communities for next decade Education can be the great equalizer for kids of all backgrounds, but that can’t happen without equity in public education.

"The failed leadership of over 20 years of Republican rule in Florida has shown that they can be counted on to relentlessly attack public education until there is nothing left.#pfla #edfl

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4 years ago

Florida is short more than 5,000 teachers, education group says. The pandemic and low pay are to blame | CNN Florida’s teacher shortage has worsened since the start of the school year, with vacancies for teachers surging to more than 5,000, according to updated data from the Florida Education Association.

The average salary for teachers in Florida ranks 49th in the nation:#pfla #edfl

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5 years ago

Tallahassee readies new, bigger attack on public schools | Editorial Florida’s public schools do not need what the Legislature almost certainly will give them this year. That would be Senate Bill 48, the latest and most ambitious effort to privatize public edu…

FL Republicans should focus on addressing the deadly pandemic and quit attacking our public schools:#pfla #edfl

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5 years ago

Nearly 1,500 new COVID-19 cases related to schools last week; Miami-Dade kids returning to classrooms • Florida Phoenix The state reported nearly 1,500 more COVID-19 cases in a week’s time related to Florida’s public and private schools. That additional data creates a total of more than 6,000 school-related infections since early September. In an update of data from the Florida Department of Health, Floridians now have a better picture of how COVID-19 is […]

Nearly 1,500 new Florida COVID-19 cases related to schools:#pfla #edfl

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5 years ago

Hundreds of PBC teachers are staying home. Schools can’t find enough subs. Unable to find enough substitutes, many principals are resorting to asking teachers to supervise two classes or sending other employees to monitor.

Palm Beach County can’t find enough subs to fill in for teachers staying home. Our schools need better protections for teachers!#pfla #edfl

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5 years ago

Coronavirus cases add up at Florida universities. How are they responding? Among the state’s biggest campuses, Florida State stands out with higher numbers. Other schools have seen a smaller impact.

At Florida universities, COVID-19 is in session:#pfla #edfl

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5 years ago

This School Is What a COVID Fiasco in the Making Looks Like “I want people to see how messed up it is,” one former student who shared photos and videos of packs of teens told The Daily Beast.

This Florida School Is What a COVID-19 Fiasco in the Making Looks Like:#pfla #edfl

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5 years ago

“I hope you can’t sleep at night”: My former high school teacher has some words for Ron DeSantis After the coronavirus killed her colleague this summer, she won't be returning to class next week despite the Florida governor's demands.

“I Hope You Can’t Sleep At Night”: My Former High School Teacher Has Some Words for Ron DeSantis:#pfla #edfl

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5 years ago

Swampy Corcoran keeps getting it wrong on schools | Commentary Late last week, Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran went on Fox News and got a little carried away trying to act like a tough guy. Corcoran was pummeling one of his favorite punching ba…

If it seems like Florida’s education commissioner lacks education expertise, that’s because he does:#pfla #edfl

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5 years ago

5-Year-Old’s COVID Saga Has FL Mom Saying Hell No to School “It just takes one parent to say, ‘Oh, it’s just the sniffles,’ send their sick kid to school, and spread it like wildfire.”

5-Year-Old’s COVID Saga Has Florida Mom Saying Hell No to In-Person School:#pfla #edfl

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5 years ago

Courts should side with teachers in reopening Florida schools | Editorial Florida’s teachers refused to take it any more. After demands from Tallahassee to reopen public school campuses five days a week in the world’s COVID-19 hotspot, the Florida Education A…

"Confusion and hostility from Republicans in Tallahassee and Washington have compounded these already difficult decisions.#pfla #edfl

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5 years ago

Teacher: Our voices are silenced in back-to-school choice | Commentary Dear Gov. Ron DeSantis, I doubt that you’ll ever even read this, but I have to try somehow to reach you, literally and metaphorically. I have taught and coached in Volusia County for 35 years…

The political push to open schools is obscene, started by a leader who cares about nothing and no one but his reelection and himself:#pfla #edfl

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5 years ago

Florida Says Earlier Pediatric Data Was Wrong, Doesn’t Give Correct Figures [UPDATE] After reporting that 31% of children tested for coronavirus were positive, the state Department of Health said the data didn't include "a certain number" of negative tests.

While Gov. DeSantis continues reckless push to reopen schools...#pfla #edfl

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5 years ago

Florida Teachers Union Leader: 'We Do Not Want To Be The Petri Dish For America' NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Fedrick Ingram, head of the Florida Education Association, about the state's decision to require schools to reopen this fall with in-person classes.

Florida Teachers Union Leader: 'We Do Not Want To Be The Petri Dish For America':#pfla #edfl

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5 years ago

Are state-supported voucher schools still teaching kids? Maybe | Editorial Long before the coronavirus outbreak, we knew that state-supported private schools in Florida operate with little oversight. Choice advocates prefer it that way, reasoning that schools, unfettered …

Voucher schools may be trying to teach remotely. Or they may not be teaching at all. No one knows for sure because no one is in charge of looking after them, despite the support those schools receive from the state.#pfla #edfl

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6 years ago

Voucher schools should have to show they are making the grade | Editorial If you’re a parent, you might not care that your kid’s teacher doesn’t have a college degree, or even a high-school diploma. You could happily send your children to schools that d…

"The answer seems obvious. But we’re talking about Florida’s school voucher programs, where obvious goes to die.#pfla #edfl

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6 years ago

Florida may dump another $200 million into voucher ‘schools without rules’ | Commentary Legislators are poised to dump another $200 million into the black hole of accountability that is Florida’s voucher-school system. It’s a black hole because you have virtually no way of…

"Choice advocates have so steadfastly refused to enact basic accountability measures that I have to conclude they’re terrified of you seeing the truth.#pfla #edfl

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6 years ago

Chartered: Florida is No. 2 in the country for charter school closures Many think charter schools offer a better learning experience for children. 10investigates discovered that is not necessarily the case.

Why are so many FL charter schools shutting their doors? The state can't say. They don’t track that information:#pfla #edfl

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6 years ago

Teachers’ union leader: Jamie Grant bill would ‘cripple’ unions Grant argues his bill protects teachers and union members.

Teachers’ union leader: Jamie Grant bill would ‘cripple’ unions:#flunion #edfl

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