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Karen Jaroch (right), 57, of Tampa looks at shirts during the Moms for Liberty National Summit Friday, July 15, 2022 in Tampa.
Dueling conferences offer distinct messages on future of Florida education
A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
Judge shields Corcoran in ‘intellectual freedom’ case
Florida Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran, left, motions back to Gov. Ron DeSantis, as they address the audience during a news conference at St. Petersburg Collegiate High School, 6605 Fifth Ave., on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in St. Petersburg.
Florida’s former education commissioner won’t have to testify in a challenge of the 2021 law.
Life or death for Parkland shooter? Trial will take months
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz speaks with sentence mitigation specialist Kate O'Shea during the penalty phase of his trial on July 6.
All victim parents and family members who have spoken publicly have said directly or indirectly they want him sentenced to death.
At Moms for Liberty event in Tampa, a push to win school board elections
Gov. DeSantis is presented with "The Liberty Sword" during the Moms for Liberty National Summit on Friday, July 15, 2022 in Tampa.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is awarded a “liberty sword” and calls for making Florida a “citadel of freedom” in fall elections.

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  1. Parkland school massacre sentencing trial begins with excruciating details
    Yesterday• Florida
    Max Schachter reacts as video and audio of the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are played as evidence on Monday at the penalty trial of confessed gunman Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale. Schachter's son Alex was killed in the shooting.
  2. Dueling conferences offer distinct messages on future of Florida education
    Yesterday• Education
    Karen Jaroch (right), 57, of Tampa looks at shirts during the Moms for Liberty National Summit Friday, July 15, 2022 in Tampa.
  3. Pinellas School Board member Lisa Cane faces challenges from right and left
    Yesterday• Education
    From left, Brad DeCorte, incumbent Lisa Cane and Bronson Oudshoff are competing to represent District 2 on the Pinellas County School Board.
  5. In Tampa, 2 events — and 2 visions for Florida — collide as Democrats, Moms for Liberty meet
    Jul. 17• Politics
    State Senate minority leader Lauren Book speaks on stage during the Leadership Blue Gala for the Florida Democratic Party on Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Tampa.
  6. Life or death for Parkland shooter? Trial will take months
    Jul. 16• Crime
    Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz speaks with sentence mitigation specialist Kate O'Shea during the penalty phase of his trial on July 6.
  7. Judge shields Corcoran in ‘intellectual freedom’ case
    Jul. 15• Politics
    Florida Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran, left, motions back to Gov. Ron DeSantis, as they address the audience during a news conference at St. Petersburg Collegiate High School, 6605 Fifth Ave., on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in St. Petersburg.
  8. At Moms for Liberty event in Tampa, a push to win school board elections
    Jul. 15• Education
    Gov. DeSantis is presented with "The Liberty Sword" during the Moms for Liberty National Summit on Friday, July 15, 2022 in Tampa.
  9. Moms for Liberty brings its message to Tampa summit
    Jul. 15• Education
    Maddie Pellicer (left) and Angela Dubach (center) help register participants arriving for the first annual Moms for Liberty national summit on July 14, 2022, at the Tampa Marriott Water Street.
  10. The University of Florida has a new civics center. Its origin is murky.
    Jul. 14• Education
    In this aerial view, Century Tower rises from the center of the University of Florida campus in Gainesville.
  11. A mystery group pushed for $3M in state funding for new UF academic center
    Jul. 13• Politics
    In this aerial view, Century Tower rises from the center of the University of Florida campus in Gainesville.
  12. Statue of Florida educator Mary McLeod Bethune unveiled in U.S. Capitol
    Jul. 13• Education
    Evelyn Bethune, front left in yellow, a granddaughter of Mary McLeod Bethune, speaks with Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, as members of the Congressional Black Caucus gather around an unveiled statue of Mary McLeod Bethune during a ceremony on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
  13. Summer program helps ready Pinellas students for careers after graduation
    Jul. 13• Pinellas
    At right, Merric Grego, an operator trainee for Pinellas County Utilities, leads students through the aeration basin at the water treatment plant at 7401 54th Avenue N on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. The students were part of the Summer Career Acceleration Program, which Grego, 19, completed last year before landing a job.
  14. Florida district renegotiates paid COVID leave for employees in isolation
    Jul. 13• Education
    Pinellas County teacher union and school district representatives agreed in July 2022 to extend their COVID leave policy, which had expired in March.
  15. Hillsborough board approves new principals for 3 more schools
    Jul. 12• Education
    The Hillsborough School Board approved three new principal assignments on July 12, 2022. From left, they are Carmen Harris, Kimbell Elementary; Michelle Perez, Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary; and Lipi Datta-Reid, Woodson K-8.
  16. Where Nikki Fried stands on the issues as she runs for governor
    Jul. 12• Politics
    Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, who is running for governor of Florida, answers questions from the Miami Herald Editorial Board, Monday, July 11, 2022.
  17. Raymond James leader will head Pinellas Education Foundation board
    Jul. 12• Education
    Tash Elwyn, president and CEO of Raymond James & Associates, has been named chairperson of the Pinellas Education Foundation's board.
  18. Pinellas to reimburse school employees who lost pay during quarantines
    Jul. 12• Education
    The school board on Tuesday approved an agreement extending its COVID sick leave plan through the end of June. It had expired in March, meaning about 275 quarantined teachers and staff whose paid sick days had expired were forced into unpaid time off during that period.
  19. Politics does not roil all Florida school board races
    Jul. 12• Education
    A table of candidate handouts are on display during the Tiger Bay candidate forum for the Hillsborough County School Board on Friday, June 17, 2022, at The Cuban Club in Tampa.
  20. Hillsborough candidates differ on proposed property tax for schools
    Jul. 11• Education
    Candidates wait to answer questions from the audience during the Tiger Bay candidate forum for the Hillsborough School Board on June 17, 2022, at The Cuban Club in Tampa. From left are Alysha "Aly Marie" Legge, Karen Perez, Roshaun Gendrett, Danielle Smalley, Hunter Gambrell and Damaris Allen.
  21. NASA to reveal first Webb Space Telescope images this week
    Jul. 11• Entertainment
    This image provided by NASA on Monday shows galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. The telescope is designed to peer back so far that scientists can get a glimpse of the dawn of the universe about 13.7 billion years ago and zoom in on closer cosmic objects, even our own solar system, with sharper focus.
  22. Florida tries to shield Corcoran in ‘intellectual freedom’ case
    Jul. 11• Education
    Richard Corcoran speaks during a bill signing ceremony in Hialeah on May 11, 2021, when he was still Florida's education commissioner. Corcoran stepped down from the post in April 2022.
  23. False rumors swirl over Florida’s survey of university politics
    Jul. 11• Education
    Florida Sen. Ray Rodrigues advanced legislation to have state universities conduct annual surveys about campus ideology. It did not require anyone to register their political beliefs with the state, unlike what some critics have suggested.
  24. Florida not requiring professors, students to register political views with the state
    Jul. 8• Politics
    Author Stephen King, seen at the 2018 PEN Literary Gala in New York.
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