/tags/school school en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 13 Aug 2025 20:15:00 GMT /health/2025-08-13/florida-covid-cases-spike-right-before-the-start-of-schools Once again, a summer wave of COVID-19 is spiking across the country and in Florida. Orange County reported the third-highest case totals in the state, according to the Department of Health. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 20:15:00 GMT /health/2025-08-13/florida-covid-cases-spike-right-before-the-start-of-schools Joe Mario Pedersen /education/2023-04-20/hit-snooze-florida-bills-would-delay-middle-and-high-school-start-times The bills passed by the House and moving through the Senate would require middle schools to start no earlier than 8 a.m. and high schools no earlier than 8:30 a.m. by 2026. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:00:00 GMT /education/2023-04-20/hit-snooze-florida-bills-would-delay-middle-and-high-school-start-times Emma Behrmann - Fresh Take Florida, Alexa Herrera - Fresh Take Florida /news/2022-09-08/palm-beach-county-school-board-approves-new-budget-and-west-palm-beach-to-reduce-tax-rate Palm Beach County School Board approves new budget, West Palm Beach to reduce tax rate Thu, 08 Sep 2022 20:41:15 GMT /news/2022-09-08/palm-beach-county-school-board-approves-new-budget-and-west-palm-beach-to-reduce-tax-rate Wilkine Brutus /news/2022-06-10/floridas-charter-school-application-process-is-changing-and-may-have-a-lasting-impact-for-districts School districts will still serve as sponsors and ultimately be in charge of monitoring the charter schools once they're approved. Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:10:49 GMT /news/2022-06-10/floridas-charter-school-application-process-is-changing-and-may-have-a-lasting-impact-for-districts Bailey LeFever /2022-03-15/two-years-ago-schools-shut-down-around-the-world-these-are-the-biggest-impacts In March 2020, we asked experts in school disruptions what the long-range effects might be as COVID-19 closed schools. How did those predictions pan out? Tue, 15 Mar 2022 11:28:22 GMT /2022-03-15/two-years-ago-schools-shut-down-around-the-world-these-are-the-biggest-impacts Anya Kamenetz /2021-10-08/kids-are-losing-school-days-to-quarantines-heres-a-way-to-keep-them-in-classrooms Test-to-stay policies could help keep students in in-person school. But amid a national shortage, rapid tests can be hard to come by, and the practice isn't common. Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:35:55 GMT /2021-10-08/kids-are-losing-school-days-to-quarantines-heres-a-way-to-keep-them-in-classrooms Anya Kamenetz /news/2021-09-06/the-haiti-earthquakes-latest-victim-may-be-the-new-school-year School is scheduled to begin Monday, but with hundreds of schools damaged or destroyed Haitian officials are considering a postponement. Mon, 06 Sep 2021 12:22:26 GMT /news/2021-09-06/the-haiti-earthquakes-latest-victim-may-be-the-new-school-year Becky Sullivan /2021-08-11/cdc-fixes-floridas-covid-numbers-back-to-school-and-climate-report-takeaways Florida and the CDC are at odds over COVID-19 numbers and school boards are pushing back against the governor. Plus, the new UN climate report paints a grim future. Is it too late to reverse the course? Wed, 11 Aug 2021 21:47:04 GMT /2021-08-11/cdc-fixes-floridas-covid-numbers-back-to-school-and-climate-report-takeaways Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /news/2021-08-10/the-first-haitian-creole-immersion-program-launches-in-palm-beach-county The Haitian Creole immersion program is the first of its kind in the district. Tue, 10 Aug 2021 18:44:50 GMT /news/2021-08-10/the-first-haitian-creole-immersion-program-launches-in-palm-beach-county Wilkine Brutus /news/2021-08-02/students-need-to-be-in-classrooms-with-masks-this-fall-education-secretary-says Students learn best in classrooms, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona tells NPR — but "we have to make sure that we're following mitigation strategies." Mon, 02 Aug 2021 09:00:00 GMT /news/2021-08-02/students-need-to-be-in-classrooms-with-masks-this-fall-education-secretary-says Clare Lombardo