Tag: teachers
State moving to expand vaccinations for 50-and-older teachers and sworn law...
Four new Florida mass-vaccination sites will be opening within the next two weeks, in Orlando, Miami, Jacksonville and Tampa
By Danielle J. Brown, Florida Phoenix
Governor...
The Puzzle: A tribute to teachers everywhere
Faith & Inspiration
By Charles Towne
She sat there engrossed in the puzzle.
She enjoyed puzzles, had for years. There had been so many, many puzzles. There...
With more students to attend in-person classes, Florida teachers lobby for...
By John Haughey | The Center Square
With parents of struggling students enrolled in online programs being urged by state and local educators to return to...
SCPS Foundation to donate 4,000 school supply kits to students in...
From the Seminole County Public Schools Newsroom
The Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools is distributing 4,000 school supply kits to elementary and middle schools...
Central Florida Zoo offers new single-day admission discounts
The Zoo is now offering discounts on single-day admissions for healthcare workers and college students, as well as increased discounts for military members and...
Reps Murphy and Walorski introduce bipartisan bill to help teachers purchase...
Central Florida educators informed Murphy during a telelistening session that they were making these purchases with their own money and not being reimbursed for...
Districts await state protocols as Florida schools contend with ‘inevitable’ COVID-19...
Of the 13 districts that reopened schools last week for in-class instruction, at least five – including Seminole County – are dealing with COVID-19...
Deadline approaching for Blue School Grant Program applications
From the St. Johns River Water Management District
Teachers have until September 4 to apply for 2020-2021 Blue School Grant funds from the St. Johns...
Florida budget to be slashed, but teachers’ pay increase goes forward
Beginning July 1, Florida will ascend from 46th in the nation in base teacher salary to fifth, according to the National Education Association’s (NEA)...
Florida TaxWatch calls on DeSantis to delay teacher, state worker raises...
By John Haughey | The Center Square
Florida TaxWatch (FTW) is recommending Gov. Ron DeSantis delays raising teachers and state employees salaries to save the state...