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Monday, March 1, 2021 by WFSU staff (WFSU) Florida's state capitol. A redistricting plan crafted by the Republican-controlled Legislature in Tallahassee was partially thrown out by a state judge. Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD radio, the WMFE mobile app or your smart speaker — say “Alexa, play NPR” and you’ll be connected. Budget and COVID-19—Florida faces a $2 billion budget gap for the upcoming fiscal year courtesy of the coronavirus pandemic. Drastic declines in tourism and consumer spending are causing lawmakers to consider ra...

The chairs of Pennsylvania’s state Senate Education Committee are asking the Biden administration to waive this year’s requirement for school standardized...

A bill filed by House Republicans on Monday requires school district to offer six weeks of learning recovery and enrichment programs after the regular school year ends. House Bill 82 — “Summer Learning Choice for Families” — would also require “innovative” and frequent testing throughout the school year to assess student learning loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tim Moore It amends the state’s Benchmark assessments law to mandate more testing in “certain grades and core subject areas to allow teachers to more frequently measure students learning and address student...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The "Gifted and Talented" program in New York City is coming to an end. The Department of Education is phasing out the controversial exam that fast tracks some gifted elementary school students. A school diversity advisory group recommended the city move away from the exam and toward a system where all students get additional enrichment programs. "There are children in New York City who have the capabilities to do more and to do more difficult work but you don't do that by putting them in a special program and saying only these students get to do those types of assignments ...

Letters to the Editor 12/17/20  Rent Moratorium Proposal, what’s ‘Extreme Risk’ Anyway?, an open letter to Gov. Kate Brown and ODE Director Colt Gill and Bend’s poor rating in LGBTQ equality Editor's note: Plenty of wiser minds have weighed in this week about how it feels, at this present moment, to see a COVID-19 vaccine roll out amid a global pandemic and an ongoing economic crisis—with the pressure and expectations of the holiday season thrown in. If I had to characterize all of this in culinary terms, it might be like biting into a chocolate truffle (the holidays), only to ha...