How to choose the best mask for back-to-school
Forget the trendy backpacks or the latest sneakers. 2020’s back-to-school must-have is the mask.
Florida Polytech's largest class begins arriving, mindful of 'Golden Rules of COVID'
It’s back to the books at Florida Polytechnic University. On Tuesday, cars with students and parents periodically drove into the parking lots of the university’s dorms, but it was not the usual frenzy.
Expert: Transparent masks make clear difference for special-needs kids
Faith Rust hasn’t had the easiest time during her four years of life. She had meningitis when she was 3 weeks old and has had developmental problems ever since.
Mediation begins in Florida's school reopening lawsuit
Florida's teachers and the state headed into mediation efforts Tuesday.
Corcoran to superintendents: Use 'surgical' response to virus in schools, check with state
Richard Corcoran asked superintendents to check in with top officials in the state Department of Education before shutting down a classroom or school, and said symptomatic individuals should be sent home.
Students protest Florida Southern College's single-student dorm room policy
Almost half of the students who attend Florida Southern College will not be going back to campus when classes resume in a few weeks, but for many, staying off-campus is not their preference.
Pencils, notepads, masks, hand sanitizer fill backpacks in Manatee County on first day of school
If students were nervous, they didn't show it.
UNC-Chapel Hill to move to remote learning for undergrad courses after jump in COVID-19 cases
“Courses in our graduate, professional and health affairs schools will continue to be taught as they are, or as directed by the schools,” the university said in an announcement.
Quarantine requirements may delay children's return to in-person school amid COVID-19 pandemic
As states around the country require visitors from areas with high rates of coronavirus infections to quarantine upon arrival, children taking end-of-summer vacations to hot spots are facing the possibility of being forced to skip the start of in-person learning at their schools.
First day of school arrives for Highlands County students
Summer is officially over for students in Highlands County. On Monday, the first day of school began for students.
USF move-in gets underway with new COVID-19 precautions
Sunday marked the first day of the University of South Florida's move-in week for students. However, campus was a lot quieter than in years past.
Manatee County schools ready to reopen in era of masks, distancing
The Manatee County School District will be the first in the Bay Area to reopen their doors to students on Monday morning. Face coverings will be required for students, though there will be some exceptions.
Hearing scheduled for teachers association lawsuit against state over forcing schools to reopen
Teachers and state officials returned to the virtual courtroom Friday morning, and the judge proceeding over the case denied the motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Florida's largest teacher's association.
From masks to contact tracing; Hillsborough County rolls out new plan to reopen schools
Hillsborough County students and teachers will start the school year online only on August 24 for the first week, but then it’s back to the district’s original reopening plan.
Feds say Yale discriminates against Asian, White applicants
A Justice Department investigation finds that Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law.
How Manatee and Sarasota schools are planning for school during a pandemic
At the Manatee County School District, a team is preparing to track down and eliminate COVID-19 from district sites once school starts on Monday, August 17.
Hundreds of students across US in quarantine after COVID-19 outbreaks at reopened schools
Coronavirus outbreaks are hindering many school districts’ reopening plans.
After state threatens funding, Hillsborough plans only one week of all-online classes
Hillsborough County's superintendent says the state has refused to back down from a threat to withhold millions of dollars in funding, forcing the district to abandon its plan to start the school year with four weeks of virtual classes for everyone.
Florida judge schedules Friday hearing on state's motion to dismiss FEA lawsuit
The legal battle over the state's mandate requiring schools to reopen this month continued Thursday during another hearing.
Masks, temperature checks, questionnaires required as Bayshore Christian School reopens
As Bay Area private schools begin reopening for the new school year, one local school is teaming up with AdventHealth Carrollwood in an effort to keep students as safe as possible.