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Louisiana teachers are set to get a $1,500 raise, but the states average pay for teachers will likely remain below the regional average.

Louisiana teachers are set to get a $1,500 raise, but the states average pay for teachers will likely remain below the regional average.

Contentious measures captured most of the attention and media coverage in the recently concluded session of the Florida Legislature. Polk County’s legislative delegation helped deliver passage of the most controversial bills, which were among those sought by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican leaders. The county’s three senators and five representatives, all Republicans, supported an “anti-riot” bill, restrictions on voting procedures and a bill blocking transgender girls and women from p...

The Commissioner of Education, earlier this month, extended the testing period for the Florida Standards Assessment by two weeks to ensure every student is tested safely. According to the Department of Education Order No. 2021-EO-01 “All 67 county school districts, all state university laboratory schools and the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind opened for in-person instruction, so that nearly 65 percent of Florida’s public school students, approximately 1.85 million, are learning i...