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DeSantis wants $600M for teacher raises and $1,000 bonuses, mask mandates ending, and more

Education budget preview: Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that his education bill for the 2022-2023 fiscal year will include $600 million in raises for 3,600 public school principals and almost 180,000 fulltime classroom teachers, and another round of $1,000 bonuses for teachers and principals using federal COVID-19 relief funds. "When I became governor, the average... Read more »

Miami-Dade and Broward making masks optional, mask appeal, district removes book, and more

Around the state: Miami-Dade and Broward school officials announce that their face mask mandates will be relaxed this month, Alachua school board members meet today to discuss whether to change their face mask policy, Leon school officials have withdrawn the district from the appeal of a ruling supporting the state's face mask rule, a state... Read more »

Special session agenda set, DeSantis running for re-election, changing mask mandates and more

Special session agenda: Gov. Ron DeSantis and legislative leaders said they have four bills they plan to pass during the special legislative session that begins Monday and will end on or before Nov. 19. S.B. 2B/H.B. 1B would prevent schools or government agencies from requiring COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment, and schools from... Read more »

Understanding and reimagining teacher unions

Editor’s note: This commentary from Step Up For Students president Doug Tuthill is a transcript of a podcast the reimaginED team recorded earlier this month. You can listen to the podcast here. Q: Let’s start with your thesis. What main points do you think are important about teacher unions? Tuthill: Unions have a symbiotic relationship… Read more »

Brevard and Leon now in compliance with rules, injunction sought against legislator, and more

Around the state: Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran has told the Brevard and Leon school districts they are now in compliance with state rules on face masks, Brevard school board member Jennifer Jenkins has asked a court for an injunction against a state legislator she claims is "cyberstalking" her, a new state rule has had... Read more »

Palm Beach schools changing mask mandate, book removed from district libraries, and more

Around the state: The Palm Beach County School District will change its face mask policy Nov. 15 to allow parents to opt-out, Orange County school officials agree with critics and pull a book from the libraries at three high schools, the education commissioner and Florida Department of Education would be given broad authority to punish... Read more »

Vaccine approved for kids 5-11, reading plan, busing bill, Pasco school times, and more

Vaccine approved for kids 5-11: About 28 million U.S. children between the ages of 5 and 11 could start getting the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine as soon as today, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on its distribution Tuesday. The dose they'll receive is one-third as strong as the one given to... Read more »

South Carolina, education savings accounts have the potential to make the state a student’s market

Educators are in such high demand in South Carolina that observers are calling it a “teacher’s market.” While it’s reassuring that teachers have options, shouldn’t state officials make the education landscape a student’s market, too? Fortunately for families, some policymakers are already working on it. A recent survey of South Carolina teachers found that half… Read more »

Corcoran reissues threat, masks optional in Miami-Dade, UF being investigated, and more

Court bolsters Corcoran: A scathing court of appeals opinion of school districts' "open" defiance of the state's face mask rules prompted Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran to ramp up the pressure on those districts. Monday, Corcoran tweeted, "I’m officially putting the districts on notice: immediately come into compliance or face the consequences." He also sent a... Read more »

Funding withheld from more districts, special session set, school funding review, and more

Districts lose funding: The state has now withheld nearly $209,000 from eight school districts because of their face mask mandates for students that do not allow parents an opt-out option. The Broward and Alachua school districts have had money withheld since August, and last week they were joined by the Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach, Duval,... Read more »

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