GOVERNOR SIGNS LAW THAT BOLSTERS STUDENTS’ MENTAL HEALTH

From Florida Politics

Staff Reports - May 18, 2022

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill (HB 899) into law Wednesday that aims to fill in gaps in the care of students with mental health problems that became apparent after bullets flew at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, leaving 17 people dead. READ MORE

SAN JOSE SCHOOLS TO OPEN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL NEAR OAKLEAF

From Clay Today Online - May 18, 2022

JACKSONVILLE – San Jose Schools will open a new charter high school on the Westside as of August 2022. Construction is underway for a new high school campus to serve students in grades 9-12. READ MORE

DESANTIS SIGNS TAX ‘HOLIDAYS,’ GAS-TAX BREAK

From WPBF.com

By Florida News Service    May 9, 2022

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —
A series of sales-tax “holidays” on such things as school clothes, hurricane supplies and tools and a suspension of the state gas tax in October topped a package signed into law Friday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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STATEWIDE INITIATIVE DELIVERS FREE BOOKS TO STUDENTS WHO NEED READING HELP

From WLRN 91.3 FM
By Scott Luxor | South Florida Sun Sentinel
Published May 9, 2022

South Florida elementary students who are having a hard time keeping up with their reading level are now being given a boost. READ MORE