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Hillsborough County teachers in contract negotiations
Hillsborough county teachers are bargaining for a new contract. Some teachers are trying to get leverage with a form of work protest.
MidPoint: Florida Legislature and the War on Teachers
The Florida Constitution provides that all children are guaranteed a quality public education, but the Florida legislature is undermining that guarantee with education policies that drive more children to private and charter schools for profit...
Florida Republicans advance HB 7, which could silence some classroom topics
Florida Republicans advanced a House bill that would restrict discussion on topics like racism and slavery in public school classrooms.
Hillsborough School Board narrows redistricting plans
Hillsborough County School Board narrows down redistricting plans from six to three, a final vote is expected Thursday.
In Oct. 7 meeting, state Board of Education will scrutinize districts with mask mandates
The Florida Board of Education will meet to determine if 11 school districts have complied with rules forbidding student mask mandates.
USF starts survey to help get input on its next president
USF launched an electronic survey that will hopefully reveal valuable input about qualities members of the community want in next president
Florida Education Association warns that state has nearly 5,000 teaching vacancies
The Florida Education Association teachers' union is warning that there are nearly 5,000 teaching vacancies in the state.
College ideology survey is “frightening,” “devastating”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last month signed into law a bill that would require state universities to conduct an annual assessment of “viewpoint diversity” by surveying students and faculty. Ray Arusenault, emeritus professor of American...
Hundreds of Florida teachers, some representing thousands of union faculty members, headed to Tallahassee Wednesday to protest a bill they call “anti-educator.” The bill cleared Wednesday’s Senate committee meeting anyway, but teachers are not giving...
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...
As Florida schools open, teachers and staff prepare for a new life in and out of the classroom
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Lakewood High School math teacher Melissa Ostrowski loves her family and her students. In a normal year, she’d see her sister and 2-year-old niece at least once...
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Ahad Aziz had his plane ticket ready. Like every other semester, he’d be flying from his home in Oregon to start school at Florida Southern College in...
