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Jill Biden talks to Pasco-Hernando State College students via video

The wife of the Democratic nominee for president spoke to a class at Pasco-Hernando State College Wednesday. Jill Biden teaches at a community college in Virginia. She spoke by video conference about how this year...
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As schools open in Hillsborough, leaders say COVID-19 poses heightened threat to Hispanic community

Here is a link to many coronavirus resources As students in Hillsborough County return to classrooms Monday, some local leaders fear it might be more than books they bring home with them. Listen: Sen. Janet...

Hillsborough School Board votes to open schools Monday, reversing previous decision

Here is a link to many coronavirus resources In an emergency meeting of the Hillsborough School Board Friday morning, members voted 5-2 to open schools Monday after a week of online-only classes, despite previously voting...

Pinellas Schools underreported COVID-19 quarantines, more than 200 likely exposed

Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Pinellas County opened for in-person learning Monday with six positive COVID-19 cases reported after the first day. But multiple classrooms and buses have been quarantined and the...

Hillsborough, Pinellas schools move forward with reopening plans after judge says order to open schools was unconstitutional

Here is a link to many coronavirus resources The Hillsborough and Pinellas County school boards met Tuesday, one day after a judge said education commissioner Richard Corcoran’s order to reopen schools in August was unconstitutional....
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Why a Pinellas science teacher took a leave of absence rather than teach in person during the pandemic

Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Many Florida students, teachers and school staff are attending in-person classes during a deadly pandemic. Some students went back to in-person classes Monday morning in Pinellas and...

As Florida schools open, teachers and staff prepare for a new life in and out of the classroom

Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Lakewood High School math teacher Melissa Ostrowski loves her family and her students. In a normal year, she’d see her sister and 2-year-old niece at least once...

Florida Southern College’s limited housing plan shows complications, frustrations many face as schools open

Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Ahad Aziz had his plane ticket ready. Like every other semester, he’d be flying from his home in Oregon to start school at Florida Southern College in...

Hillsborough Schools set to reopen online, add in-person learning Aug. 31 despite COVID-19 concerns

Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Caving to financial threats from the Florida Department of Education, Hillsborough Schools will now start the school year with only one week of virtual classes before transitioning...
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Pinellas Schools move forward with virtual and in-person reopening

Here is a link to many coronavirus resources On Tuesday, the Pinellas County School Board held an in-person workshop to review reopening plans. The district is set to welcome students back to in-person learning on...
Sarasota School Board On Coronavirus Reopening Shirley Brown 4 Aug 2020

Sarasota school district still plans for August 31 in-person reopening, despite coronavirus

Here is a link to many coronavirus resources For now, Sarasota County Schools still plan to open to in-person classroom instruction at the end of the month. The school district and county health department are...
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Pinellas teachers rally again to keep online learning until it’s safe to reopen schools

Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Local school districts are trying to figure out how to start the school year in the midst of a raging coronavirus pandemic. The Tampa Bay Times reports...

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