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School Librarians Are Speaking Up!

School librarians are feeling threatened and attacked but are speaking up against Moms 4 Liberty book bans, censorship of libraries and the new "Don't Say Gay" law.

Solidarity of Community

Anti-LGBT politics raging across the state of Florida, the nation and the world how are threatened communities to navigate vague laws? People are defying the law as courts weigh in while others are leaving what...
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DeSantis signs law placing restrictions on Florida unions (SB 256); teachers union says it will sue

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that places additional restrictions on public-employee unions, including preventing dues from being deducted from paychecks.

Teachers March in St. Pete to call for union support

The Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association joined with the Pinellas educational support professionals to march from St. Petersburg City Hall to the former Tomlinson Adult Learning Center. The nearly 100 year old historic school will be...
education

Florida teachers in Sarasota, DeSoto, Hardee, Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties will get Hurricane Ian disaster relief

Teachers in six counties hit hard by Hurricane Ian are slated to receive $2 million from the Florida Disaster Fund.

Bertha Vazquez, ScienceSaves education director, discusses why science literacy is vital to sustainability

Bertha Vazquez, ScieneSaves education director, discusses why science literacy is vital to sustainability

Florida’s largest teachers union throws their support behind Charlie Crist for Governor

Florida’s largest teachers union, the Florida Education Association, has thrown their support behind U.S. House Representative Charlie Crist, who’s running to become the Democratic nominee for Florida Governor. With several endorsements from labor already under...

MidPoint: Florida Legislature and the War on Teachers

The Florida Constitution provides that all children are guaranteed a quality public education, but the Florida legislature is undermining that guarantee with education policies that drive more children to private and charter schools for profit...
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Florida Education Association warns that state has nearly 5,000 teaching vacancies

The Florida Education Association teachers' union is warning that there are nearly 5,000 teaching vacancies in the state.
coronavirus schools reopening

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...
teacher makes coronavirus masks with 3D printer

Teacher uses St. Pete school’s 3D printer to make coronavirus masks

Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Because of the coronavirus pandemic, many hospitals and communities are experiencing a shortage of personal protective equipment; so people are stepping up to help. A teacher at...
teachers

Thousands of Florida teachers rally in the state Capitol

The Florida Legislative session begins Tuesday. Teachers and their allies held a massive demonstration on Monday in Tallahassee. On MidPoint, we spoke with the president of the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association, Rob Kriete, about education...

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