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    Florida Dept. of Education Finally Submits $2.3B Federal Funds Request

    Danielle J. Brown, The Florida Phoenix|Updated Oct 8, 2021

    The Florida Department of Education has finally submitted a plan outlining how federal relief funds will be used to help schools recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan is four months late and Florida was the last state in the nation to submit one. On the line is $2.3 billion in additional COVID relief funds, adding up to a total $15 billion earmarked for Florida's COVID recovery in schools. The Florida Phoenix has been writing about the issue for months now, with the...

  • New Surgeon General shakes up school COVID protocols and leaves Constitutional questions unanswered

    Danielle J. Brown, Florida Phoenix|Updated Sep 24, 2021

    In a dramatic turnabout involving Florida’s new surgeon general, the state Department of Health has created a new COVID-19 related emergency rule that allows parents to keep kids in school even if they have been exposed to the virus. Previously, students would have to quarantine at home for a certain time period before going back to school, raising Constitutional questions about who controls public schools — the executive branch, local school boards or parents. New Sur...