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The Hungerford School in Eatonville was the first Black school in Orange County.

As summer break winds down and students gear up for the academic year, a back-to-school tax “holiday” on items such as clothes and school supplies is set to begin Monday.

This is the second year the restaurant chain's local franchisees have been looking to award thousands of dollars for outstanding learning initiatives.

School boards have moved quickly to appeal an administrative law judge’s decision that upheld a Florida Department of Health rule aimed at preventing student mask requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The schools can use the donated blossoms for their own fund-raising efforts

The U.S. Department of Education is “deeply concerned” about Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order seeking to ban school mask mandates and is ready to help districts directly, the federal agency said in a letter to the governor Friday.

Emphasizing that his focus remains on Florida's elderly population, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said teachers and school staff should not expect to be prioritized for vaccination against COVID-19 --- at least for now.

A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal, in a 31-page decision, flatly rejected the conclusions of Leon County Circuit Judge Charles Dodson, who in August sided with teachers unions that challenged Corcoran’s order. The unions argued, at least in part, that the order violated a constitutional guarantee of “safe” and “secure” public education.

Leon County students who started the school year remotely will have the option to return to physical classrooms for the second 9 weeks. They'll also have long-awaited Chromebooks soon.

Florida State University School is shifting 6th to 12th grade classes to remote learning starting Wednesday.