The Sentinel’s robust editorial exposing the state’s infringement on freedom of the press was just one of many articles that ...

Florida reopened schools earlier than some states but faces the same challenges of large shares of students missing a lot of school.

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked high absenteeism in public schools statewide, and five years later thousands of students miss ...

The sheriff of a central Florida county was arrested on charges of racketeering and conspiracy as part of what state authorities described as a probe into a massive gambling operation.

Absenteeism in school districts throughout Florida skyrocketed beginning during the COVID-19 pandemic — and, confounding ...

Borrowers who have defaulted on their federal student loans will no longer be at risk of having their Social Security ...

Florida ranks ... public school teachers and other education workers. "The NEA report does not consider a variety of vital factors, such as cost of living and the absence of a state income tax ...

There’s a bill under consideration in the Florida Senate ... volunteers and local high school and college students.” The system is also addressing chronic absenteeism by deploying “a rapid ...

As absenteeism continues to rise, particularly ... take effect as early as the next school year, setting a clear framework for tackling chronic absenteeism in Florida schools.

Yet Florida has seen a steady rise in child labor violations ... Florida is also struggling with chronic absenteeism. During the 2023-2024 school year, one in five Florida students (19.9% ...

A high school teacher recounts the decline of education standards and the rise of challenges ... Grades, absences, tardies and more When I began teaching in 1983, Florida's students needed a ...

The authors mention three studies of student absenteeism that they deem to be most reliable. Each examines school nurses in a different state: New York, Tennessee and Florida. Rochester, New York One ...