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Imagine youâre in the Super Bowl, and you break free after recovering a fumble for an easy touchdown run. Youâre inches from the goal line and start celebrating a bit too early when a speedy wide receiver slaps the ball from your hand, causing another fumble and denying what should have been an easy score.
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Thereâs an analogy in here for Gov.
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DeSantisâ continued COVID-19 response. Despite some early fumbles, Florida has fared comparatively well and, despite all of the partisan hating against him, heâs been right plenty of times.
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The tug-of-war over public education in Florida
Despite school board members constitutional authority, for years the Florida Legislature has chipped away at the once-sacrosanct ideal of local control in public education, one piece of legislation at a time. That was especially true when Richard Corcoran served as the powerful Republican speaker of the Florida House. Now that he is state education commissioner, he has used his position to force one of the biggest battles yet over who s in charge of public schools: a mandate to open classrooms during a pandemic. [Source: WLRN]
Florida lawmakers put Bright Futures revamp on hold
Proposed Senate Bill could affect Florida Bright Futures
The bill would limit students’ funding according to their majors March 10, 2021 | 7:15am EST
Alondra Arce, 20, a UF sustainability sophomore, paints a mural that says Save Our Bright Futures on Sunday, March 7, 2021. Arce recruited student volunteers to help her create the mural along 34th Street in Gainesville to raise awareness about Senate Bill 86, which would limit some students access to state funding for college if passed. Photo by Julia Cooper | The Independent Florida Alligator
Students are protesting a proposed Florida Senate bill that may dramatically change who benefits from the Bright Futures Scholarship program.
Education group: Donât punish students and teachers based on spring exams
President Biden says, test the students. But states can do so without consequences.
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With high-stakes testing on track in the public schools, a grass-roots education group called Tuesday for the state to hold schools and students harmless in this pandemic year.
The Alliance for Public Schools, joined by school board members and PTA leaders from around the state, called on Rep. Tom Leek, R-Ormond Beach, to include a bill to that affect on the agenda of the Pandemics and Public Emergencies Committee that he chairs.
Florida Senate Education Committee Chairman Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, already has expressed support for a companion bill in the Senate.