Education

The exchange between Corcoran and Board of Education member Michael Olenick came as the state continues to battle the Florida Education Association teachers union in court about a reopening order and as school districts move forward with offering in-person and online classes to students.

Florida is accelerating investigations of teachers accused of misconduct, a change intended to allow the state to quickly revoke an educator’s certification in such instances.

The aunt and uncle have traveled the country to speak to crowds and participate in protests. Staying active is helping them to survive the grief of watching the deaths of unarmed Black people at the hands of police go viral over and over again.

Despite COVID-19 pushing half of Alachua County public school students online, fire drills are still on the agenda. Like every school district in Florida, Alachua County schools must each complete four fire drills – the first occurring in the initial 30 days of classes – according to an executive order …

According to the St. John’s County District website, several dozen students and four staff members have had positive COVID-19 results. Nearly 500 more have had to quarantine at home due to possible exposure.

The university announced Friday that its leadership was reviewing plans to extend the coming winter break by one week, so that the spring semester would begin on Jan. 11.

With university libraries unable to provide sufficient study space within COVID-19 restrictions, students struggle to prepare for crucial exams.