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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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Local non-profit organization warns of human trafficking prevalency, shares prevention measures
Hope Villages of America wants to educate the community about the prevalency of human trafficking and is sharing prevention ...
Former state Rep. Carolina Amesty charged with stealing COVID-19 relief funds
U.S. prosecutors are charging former state Rep. Carolina Amesty with stealing from the federal government’s COVID-19 relief ...
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 ...
South Florida condo prices may drop up to 40%, analyst says
Craig Studnicky, CEO of ISG Group, said there is certainly a drop in value and sales for condo units older than 30 years of ...
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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 ...
Doctors concerned about drop in childhood vaccination rates in Polk County and across Florida
Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...