Alert: The Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 in second overtime in Game 2 to tie the Stanley Cup Final EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 in second ...

Florida reopened schools earlier than some states but faces the same challenges of large shares of students missing a lot of school.

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked high absenteeism in public schools statewide, and five years later thousands of students miss ...

The sheriff of a central Florida county was arrested on charges of racketeering and conspiracy as part of what state authorities described as a probe into a massive gambling operation.

Absenteeism in school districts throughout Florida skyrocketed beginning during the COVID-19 pandemic — and, confounding ...

Superintendent Howard Hepburn sent a letter to Nathalie Lynch-Walsh saying he was removing her from three committees due to ...

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The accountability pause, brought on by the prolonged, union-driven shutdowns of school campuses, has become a permanent feature. It’s now also reflected in widespread teacher absenteeism and ...

ORLANDO — More than 1,250 students received their high school diplomas from Florida Virtual Full Time Public Schools (FLVS Full Time) on May 27. The ceremony took place at the University of Central ...

For the second consecutive year, Florida ranks last in teacher salaries nationwide, with an average pay of $54,875, far below the $61,002 minimum living wage for a family. This crisis directly affects ...

Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green announced the new policy in an effort to combat chronic absenteeism in the state. Infante-Green emphasized that students who are chronically absent ...

The 2024-2025 school year ends between May 27 and May 30 for students in 45 of Florida's counties. Students in seven counties have to wait until June for the last day of school. The earliest the ...