Education in the crosshairs as Florida faces shortfall
A roundup of Florida education news from around the state.
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The Florida Legislature faces critical budget decisions in its 2021 session that could have a major effect on public education. [ SCOTT KEELER | Tampa Bay Times ]
Published Jan. 28
Moneyâs tight in Florida. That means speculation that K-12 spending might escape unscathed appears increasingly less likely. Lawmakers didnât hide that possibility as they started discussing the possibilities in the first of what will be several sessions aimed at setting a budget for the coming fiscal year. Read on for that and other education news.
New CDC report deems schools safe with masks, distancing
A roundup of Florida education news from around the state.
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The University of Florida was rated as having one of the nation s top undergraduate online degree programs. [ University of Florida ]
Published Jan. 27
If thereâs one message that has come through clearly through the pandemic, itâs been that online education isnât as valuable for students as in-person classes. Still, it offers opportunities that students might otherwise not be able to gain. That includes earning degrees. And Floridaâs universities are among the best at providing those. Read on for that and more Florida education news.
Environmental News For The Week Ending 16January 2019
This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at
GEI (but can be posted at other times).
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Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately:
Summary:
New US Covid infections for the week ending January 16th were 8.5% below those of the week ending January 9th, so it appears that the incidence of new cases mat have peaked and is turning down, at least for the time being. One caveat to that, though, is that we don t know how many of the prior week s cases were from reports that had been delayed over the holidays. For a check on that, we can compare new cases from the week ending January 16th to those from the week ending December 19th, two weeks which sh
Dave Bautista
Pro wrestler-turned-actor Dave Bautista is offering a US$20,000 (£14,745) reward in an attempt to find the person, or people, who defaced a manatee in Citrus County, Florida.
On Monday last week (January 11), county officials found one manatee in the Homosassa River had been violated with the word âTRUMPâ scratched into its back in 12-16 inch letters. The West Indian manatee is an endangered species and the US Fish and Wildlife Service is currently investigating the attack, according to the
Citrus County Chronicle, which features photos of the victimised animal in its article.
The Centre for Biological Diversity is currently offering up to a US$5,000 reward to anyone who can provide information leading to the conviction of those responsible, however, Bautista is adding more.
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The Broward Teachers Union filed suit against the district last week, demanding that the teachers who received accommodations be allowed to teach from home for the entire school year. The district says all of those teachers knew their status could change on January 8th. The fallout from the riot at the United States Capitol and the impeachment of President Trump is at the forefront right now, but will it change the political landscape regarding who the leaders are who South Florida sends to D.C.? That may hinge on just how long President Trump’s influence lasts when he s no longer Commander in Chief. The South Florida Republicans in Congress Mario Diaz-Balart, Carlos Gimenez, and Maria Salazar - each voted against impeachment.