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Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared at a news conference Wednesday in Crystal River, where he announced a new vaccination site and addressed a question about which Florida school employees are eligible to receive doses.
Which school workers get coronavirus vaccines? Depends on where you sign up.
Federal sites in Florida will give shots to all school staff, regardless of age. State sites won’t, and county sites could go either way.
How do you fill the high school yearbook in a pandemic? Get creative.
From left, Mitchell High yearbook editors Cate Miller, Jillian Misemer and Sophia Henges work on page layouts for their 2021 publication, "Stampede."
Canceled activities, absent classmates leave a void at Tampa Bay area schools. But editors want their publications to reflect school life, not the coronavirus.
After sharp words, Hillsborough School Board members seek to mend fences
Hillsborough County School Board Chairwoman Lynn Gray, standing, addresses the rest of the board at a retreat Wednesday in Plant City.
Differences are aired at a board retreat as the district enters a challenging time.
Pasco schools set up weekend vaccinations for employees 50 and older
The Pasco County school district has arranged for employees 50 and older to receive 2,500 doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine this Saturday. The highly recommended second dose will be given out on April 2.
Hillsborough and Pinellas schools are working on similar plans.

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  1. Which school workers get coronavirus vaccines? Depends on where you sign up.
    1 hour ago• Health
    Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared at a news conference Wednesday in Crystal River, where he announced a new vaccination site and addressed a question about which Florida school employees are eligible to receive doses.
  2. Working to vaccinate Florida’s school workers
    Earlier today• Education
    Pharmacist Aji Kannamal administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to a patient at the Winn Dixie pharmacy in February. More school employees are being added to the eligibility list.
  3. How do you fill the high school yearbook in a pandemic? Get creative.
    Earlier today• Education
    From left, Mitchell High yearbook editors Cate Miller, Jillian Misemer and Sophia Henges work on page layouts for their 2021 publication, "Stampede."
  5. After sharp words, Hillsborough School Board members seek to mend fences
    Yesterday• Education
    Hillsborough County School Board Chairwoman Lynn Gray, standing, addresses the rest of the board at a retreat Wednesday in Plant City.
  6. USF plans a full return to campuses this fall
    Yesterday• Education
    An aerial view of the University of South Florida campus in Tampa, where officials said Wednesday that the school plans a return to in-person classes and activities for the fall 2021 semester.
  7. Pasco schools set up weekend vaccinations for employees 50 and older
    Yesterday• Education
    The Pasco County school district has arranged for employees 50 and older to receive 2,500 doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine this Saturday. The highly recommended second dose will be given out on April 2.
  8. Florida spring testing might carry fewer high-stakes consequences
    Yesterday• Education
    A bill to hold students, teachers and schools harmless from the consequences of the Florida Standards Assessments made its way through its first state Senate stop on March 2. Senators signaled changes are needed to the measure.
  9. Senate panel favors proposal to change how Florida uses school tests
    Yesterday• Education
    Sen. Perry Thurston presents his bill to pause the consequences of state accountability testing during a Senate Education Committee meeting Tuesday.
  10. Pasco considers converting two elementary schools to magnets
    Yesterday• Education
    Students at Sanders Memorial Elementary magnet in Land O'Lakes use technology in most aspects of their STEAM curriculum. Pasco school district officials want to expand the concept to Marlowe Elementary on the west side and Centennial Elementary on the east side.
  11. Is a power struggle emerging in Hillsborough schools?
    Mar. 2• Education
    Hillsborough County School Board members Nadia Combs and Jessica Vaughn at a member-to-member meeting on Thursday. Member Karen Perez, who attended remotely, can be seen on the screen above.
  12. Strong words after Hillsborough School Board members air complaints at a breakaway meeting
    Mar. 2• Education
    Shown with son Zachariah Kapadia and husband Nilesh Kapadia when she was sworn in on the Hillsborough County School Board in November, Jessica Vaughn is now pushing back against a defensive email from deputy superintendent Michael Kemp.
  13. DeSantis supports bills that target ‘foreign influences’ in higher education
    Mar. 2• Education
    After top officials resigned from Moffitt Cancer Center over allegations of inappropriate ties to China, the state formed a committee in 2019 to look into foreign influences. Today, Gov. Ron DeSantis touted proposed legislation designed to combat it.
  14. School districts find unpopular decisions prompt pushback
    Mar. 1• Education
    Alicia Willis, president of the Pasco County Council PTA, speaks against student data sharing between the Pasco County Schools and the Sheriff's Office during a School Board meeting on Dec. 15, 2020. A national foundation has ended a grant with the district because of the sharing program.
  15. He pushed himself from farm work to nursing. At 27, he died from the coronavirus.
    Mar. 1• Hillsborough
    Miguel Martinez Jr. had to start working at 14. He's pictured here at the National Zoo in Washington D.C., where he lived for six weeks during an internship. He graduated from the University of South Florida with a bachelor's degree in nursing.
  16. Coronavirus in Tampa Bay schools: a weekly update
    Feb. 27• Education
    Marissa Hernandez, 11, holds onto her mask while speaking to a reporter outside Burnett Middle School in Seffner last August.
  17. Foundation cuts off Pasco schools, citing data sharing
    Feb. 27• Investigations
    Superintendent Kurt Browning attends a December School Board meeting.
  18. Former Tampa teacher found not guilty in sex case involving student
    Feb. 26• Hillsborough
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  19. Girl, 12, sold stun guns at Tampa middle school, police say
    Feb. 26• Tampa
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  20. School closings are not likely, Hillsborough district leaders now say
    Feb. 26• Education
    The Hillsborough County School District is considering the possible sale of its downtown Tampa headquarters. Those discussions, and the possibility of school consolidations or closings, has stirred concern in the community.
  21. USF researchers keeping a close eye on COVID-19 variants in Tampa Bay
    Feb. 26• Education
    Graduate assistants Dylan Allen and Marisa Garrison work on the genetic sequencing project at the University of South Florida.
  22. Public deserves more information about public schools, board members say
    Feb. 26• Education
    Judge Perry A. Little swears in new Hillsborough County School Board member Nadia Combs in November. Combs has joined fellow new board member Jessica Vaughn in pushing for more transparency in district actions.
  23. Hillsborough School Board members push for more transparency
    Feb. 25• News
    Hillsborough County School Board members Nadia Combs, left, and Jessica Vaughn attend an unusual "member-to-member" meeting on Thursday. Board member Karen Perez, who attended remotely, can be seen on the screen above.
  24. Pasco high schools set rules for in-person graduations
    Feb. 25• Education
    Pasco eSchool assistant principal Erin Senior records her portion of her school's 2020 virtual graduation ceremony in advance of the event. This year's ceremonies will be in-person.
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