ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida State Senator Linda Stewart released the following statement on Orange County School Board Decision To Adopt Mandatory Mask Policy: “With the Orange County School Board deciding to adopt a mask mandate this evening, I am happy to see our constitutional officers taking a stand to place the safety of our children…
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (FNN) – Source: Governor’s Office // Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Florida Department of Education awarded $44 million in federal Unified School Improvement Grant (UniSIG) funds to support 149 struggling schools in 29 districts. “It can be hard for struggling schools to recruit and retain top talent, and today…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – Source: Orange County Government // Orange County Head Start is recruiting for its 2021-22 school year and seeking to fill classrooms before school begins on August 10, 2021. The Head Start program is a free early education program that offers daily well-balanced meals, individual instruction and services to enhance intellectual, emotional…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the creation of the Florida Seal of Excellence, a new professional credential for educators in civics education, during a press conference at BridgePrep Academy of Orange in Orlando, Florida. The credential is part of an additional $106 million the state will award for civics education, $65…
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ORLANDO, Fla. — First Lady of the United States Jill Biden will be in Orlando Thursday to attend the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals. Before the Bee’s Finals, Biden will meet with the spellers and their families. She previously attended the spelling bee in 2009 in Washington, D.C. The 11 finalists are Roy Seligman,…
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — An investigative journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for her ground-breaking work on the bitter legacy of slavery in the U.S. announced Tuesday that she will not join the faculty at the University of North Carolina following an extended tenure fight, and instead will accept a chaired professorship at Howard University.…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – The Florida Chamber of Commerce honored State Representative Randy Fine (R-Brevard) with the Distinguished Advocate Award during its Learners to Earners Workforce Summit at the Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek Tuesday, and he wasn’t alone. Florida Chamber President and CEO Mark Wilson recognized a total of 23 Florida lawmakers for…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – Florida Lottery Secretary John Davis invited business leaders to share his office’s vision of a bright future for Florida’s education and workforce during the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s Learners to Earners Workforce Summit at the Wyndham Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek Tuesday. “At the Lottery, our mission is simple: to be able…
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