Grades for all schools and school districts in Florida have been distributed– Here are the results for our 11 area districts

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Education, Elementary School – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Syda Productions On Monday, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) disclosed the grades for the 2022–2023 academic year. While school districts in Alachua, Baker, Columbia, Duval, Flagler, and Union scored a “B,” those in St. Johns, Clay, and Nassau counties all received an “A.” The Putnam

$44 million improvement grant to Florida’s lowest-performing schools

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Education, Elementary School – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Syda Productions JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday that Florida’s Department of Education is granting $44 million to support 149 struggling Florida public schools. The money will be given as federal Unified School Improvement Grant funds. These funds will support initiatives for Florida’s

Florida begins paying out extra $300 weekly, still working to extend federal unemployment programs

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Courtesy: Shutterstock-TALLAHASSEE, FL, USA – JUNE 11, 2019: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Tallahassee FL – Image By Felix Mizioznikov The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) says it has begun the process of releasing $300 weekly Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) payments extended and altered by the Continued Assistance Act, as part of the recent