Florida lawmakers introduced more than 3,000 bills in the 2021 legislative sessions, with about 8 percent of them being signed into law. Among them were bills with robust support from both Republican and Democrats. These include everything from making improvements to early education to protecting the environment and putting restrictions on telephone solicitations. State Rep…. Read more »
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Pinellas School Board votes to continue mask mandate prompting backlash, arrest
The Pinellas County School Board Tuesday voted to continue its COVID-19 mandatory mask policy. The decision came after hours of discussion and opposing public comments from parents and students. One parent was arrested during the meeting. LISTEN: For more than an hour, speakers — mostly parents — railed against the school district’s mandatory mask policy…. Read more »
USF suspends ‘Students for a Democratic Society’, organization says it’s being suppressed
The University of South Florida has suspended activist organization Students for a Democratic Society for violating its policy on face-to-face events amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But the group’s members are saying this is the university attempting to suppress their voices. LISTEN: For Taylor Cook, a member of USF’s Students for a Democratic Society, or SDS,… Read more »
Hillsborough students are pushing back against teacher cuts
Many students in Hillsborough County started a new quarter Monday with some big changes. Staff reductions went into effect throughout the county turning middle schoolers into young activists. Students have been speaking up at school board meetings and even starting petitions to bring back instructors who they’ve bonded with three months into the school year…. Read more »
If Hillsborough Schools are overspending, union says cut tech, not teachers
Hillsborough County School District Superintendent Addison Davis says some schools are living beyond their means and staffing cuts have to be made. But Davis is getting pushback as some say teachers should take precedence over technology. Listen: With just a few months on the job under his belt, Davis has already spent more than $12… Read more »
Is there a coronavirus quarantine at my child’s Tampa Bay area school? Find out here
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Many of the school districts in the Tampa Bay area are publishing information about positive tests for coronavirus among students, teachers or staff at schools or in district buildings. Some also give information about whether some or all students in classrooms or buses have been quarantined –… Read more »
Putting more police in Florida schools is hurting students, study finds
A new study from the University of Florida and the ALCU claims that increased policing in schools has not made schools any safer and might be doing more bad than good. The mass shooting and killing of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 sparked new debate about the safety of Florida’s… Read more »
Jill Biden talks to Pasco-Hernando State College students via video
The wife of the Democratic nominee for president spoke to a class at Pasco-Hernando State College Wednesday. Jill Biden teaches at a community college in Virginia. She spoke by video conference about how this year was different from the normal excitement students and teachers feel at the beginning of a school year. Biden spoke to… Read more »
As schools open in Hillsborough, leaders say COVID-19 poses heightened threat to Hispanic community
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources As students in Hillsborough County return to classrooms Monday, some local leaders fear it might be more than books they bring home with them. Listen: Sen. Janet Cruz, Rep. Susan Valdes and Hillsborough School Board member Karen Perez held a news conference over Zoom Monday morning to… Read more »
Hillsborough School Board votes to open schools Monday, reversing previous decision
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources In an emergency meeting of the Hillsborough School Board Friday morning, members voted 5-2 to open schools Monday after a week of online-only classes, despite previously voting to hold four weeks of online classes. Listen: Following a tumultuous week of judicial back and forth, board members convened… Read more »
