Florida test scores plummet after COVID-19 pandemic disrupted schools
It’s been almost five years since schools were closed down and students needed to do online learning during the pandemic. Now ...
Florida reading, math scores fall to lowest mark in more than 20 years on nation’s report card
The state’s 8th-grade reading score was below the national average for the first time since 2015, and its 8th-grade math ...
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Florida education scores hit 20-year low as COVID-19 impact lingers, mirroring national average
Florida’s reading and math scores have dropped to their lowest levels in two decades, reflecting ongoing struggles in the ...
Florida public school student numbers drop since the COVID-19 pandemic
Florida has five of the nation’s 10 largest school districts based on enrollment. Miami-Dade County ranks third in the latest ...
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Ex-Florida lawmaker arrested and accused of stealing $122K in pandemic money
A former state representative from central Florida has been arrested on federal fraud charges, reported the Orlando Sentinel.
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USF public health expert reflects on COVID-19 in the U.S. after five years
USF public health professor Donna Petersen says collaboration was critical in helping community leaders respond to the ...
The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding
The nuanced finding suggests the agency believes the totality of evidence makes a lab origin more likely than a natural ...
Former Florida Rep. Carolina Amesty accused of COVID-19 relief fraud, federal complaint says
Former state Rep. Carolina Amesty is accused of fraudulent activity involving COVID-19 relief funds, according to federal ...
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EnforceMintz — Long Tail of Pandemic Fraud Schemes Will Likely Result in Continued Enforcement for Years to Come
In last year’s edition of EnforceMintz, we predicted that 2024 would bring an increase in False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement ...
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Florida public school student numbers drop since the COVID-19 pandemic
The big story: Florida has five of the nation’s 10 ... districts have seen their enrollments decrease since the COVID-19 pandemic. Nine of the top 10 districts experienced dips, some as high ...