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Commentary: School nurses help drive the future of America's health " Orlando Sentinel
9+ hour, 13+ min ago (666+ words) America is preparing the next generation for a future defined by chronic disease, mental health challenges and widening health inequities. Yet the public health leaders best positioned to help families navigate those realities are already in our schools, quietly caring…...
Orange County families say goodbye to closing public schools
3+ week, 6+ day ago (544+ words) Katherine Rosales watched as her daughter ran through the fields at Bonneville Elementary School one last time. Cecilia, who just finished second grade, looked happy. But she'd cried when she learned her school would close this year, Rosales said, worried…...
Rock, paper, scissors" loss results in 13-year-old"s arrest for false school shooting threat
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (324+ words) A Deerfield Beach Middle School student has been arrested after making a 911 call falsely reporting a school shooting threat " the result of the 13-year-old losing a game of "rock, paper, scissors," the Broward Sheriff's Office said. Shortly after 12: 30 p. m. Wednesday, someone…...
Orange elementary school parents give go-ahead to become a charter
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (475+ words) Parents at an Orange County elementary school overwhelmingly approved a'charter school conversion plan that would turn a traditional public school into one run by a nonprofit, the first such conversion in the county. With Thursday's vote, Orange Center will become…...
Growing and shrinking: 2 new Orange schools to open as 7 others to close
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (964+ words) Minutes after the Orange County School Board voted this month to close seven half-empty schools, it had to make another seemingly contradictory decision: Choose names for two new schools set to open in August. The votes underscored the two realities…...
Commentary: Florida school workers need support, now more than ever
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (224+ words) Public Schools Week has just come to a close, a week in which we celebrate the dedicated teachers and staff who work in our public schools and the amazing accomplishments of our students. As a public school teacher for more…...
OCPS could lose 5, 000 more students, close more schools, superintendent says
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (561+ words) Orange County Public Schools. set to close seven schools this year, could lose another 5, 000 students and then shutter even more campuses next year, Superintendent Maria Vazquez said Tuesday. As the Orange County School Board considered new attendance plans for students…...