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Florida State University officials on Thursday backpedaled from a memo that said employees would no longer be able to care for children while working from home starting in August.

Despite having to chop a billion dollars from the new state budget, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill to fund higher salaries for teachers. The money is allocated primarily to new members of the profession.

Florida A & M University is using a $50,000 grant to buy more than 60 laptops for students who need one. The college was one of five historically black universities to be granted money from Vanguard, an investment advising firm.

Governor Ron DeSantis has formally signed off on teacher pay raises. The state is planning on spending about $500 million to bring Florida to near the top of states for starting salaries. The move comes as DeSantis has promised cuts to the upcoming state budget to deal with revenue losses from the pandemic.

Tallahassee Community College (TCC) is partnering with Lively Technical College to boost career pathways. The new agreement establishes an opportunity for Lively students to earn college credit toward an Associate of Science degree at TCC.

A rise in COVID-19 infections in younger people is spurring Florida’s public universities to reconsider their reopening plans for Fall.

The Leon County Health Department is urging parents to call and set up appointments to get their students' required vaccines before the start of the next school year. Health officials hope to avoid large numbers of families from coming in at the last minute.

Plans are underway to get students back into Leon County’s public school classrooms on August 10th. The district’s Reopen Task Force met for the first time Wednesday.

Tallahassee Community College (TCC) is reviewing reopening suggestions from a task force of students, faculty, staff, and campus community leaders. The recommendations detail how the college can open classroom doors in the fall amid concerns about the coronavirus.

As parents decide whether to send their children back to the classroom this fall, Florida Senate Minority Leader Audrey Gibson says she’s worried more parents could opt to home school. She says that could create an even bigger racial divide in education.