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Video: Osceola County School bus driver fair happening TuesdayOSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Are you looking for a new career? The Osceola County School District is looking to hire dozens of bus drivers and bus attendants ahead of the new school year. The district is holding a job fair at the Osceola County School District Transportation building. READ: Central Florida school district bringing in dozens of teachers from South America to fill vacanciesThe event will happen on Tuesday from 8 a.m. to noon. Hiring managers are looking for 40 bus driver and 140 bus attendant roles.

The district is providing meals at 224 locations this summer that include schools, libraries, several churches, YMCA, and Boys and Girls Clubs throughout the county.

Lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody are fighting an attempt to block a state law and regulations that limit the way race-related issues can be taught in public schools and in workplace training.

In the winter, COVID cases shot up and plummeted with unprecedented speed. But this surge is dragging on and on in some parts of the country.

The Seminole County School Board has voted to cancel their plans for a proclamation supporting LGBTQ+ students and staff at Seminole County Public Schools

Osceola County officials discuss what they're doing to keep students safe after the Texas elementary school shooting.

In light of the tragic Texas elementary school shooting, News 6 asked Central Florida officials about the safety measures in effect to keep students, teachers and staff safe.

A middle school student had to be flown to the hospital after being hit by a car on the way to school Tuesday morning, according to Orange County Public Schools.

Stars of Alice Oseman's TV adaptation discuss TikTok, bullying, inclusivity and mental health.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — School bus driver shortages have led some districts to warn parents about getting students home from school on time this afternoon. Osceola County school officials issued their warning earlier this week. They feared bus drivers would take the day off because of Good Friday. Like every other school district in Central Florida, Osceola County is already dealing with a driver shortage because of the pandemic. Eyewitness News also checked with Seminole County Public Schools, which said it did not have any bus driver issues on Friday.

Outraged parents came up one by one Tuesday addressing the Osceola County School board.

Critics say more urgency is needed to fix a "broken system", as a long-awaited review is published.

The BBC hears from three people whose opposition to the war cost them their employment.

It’s a school project that is sure to put a smile on your face.

A teacher at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School was arrested after she struck a child with autism in the face, according to Cocoa Beach police.

A social media post tipped off a school resource deputy to a student with a gun on the campus of Atlantic High School, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

HBO's adaptation of "My Brilliant Friend," based on Elena Ferrante's best-selling novels, continues to be one of the best series on TV.

A threat was made against Dr. Phillips High School Monday morning, prompting school officials to evacuate the building while deputies investigated.

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — A Flagler County bus driver is facing 14 more charges of child neglect after he was arrested for driving a bus full of students while drunk. WATCH: School bus driver accused of driving 4 times over the legal limit with students aboardFlagler County deputies arrested Mark McNeil on Wednesday. Deputies said he was driving a bus of dozens of middle school students home while his blood alcohol level was more than four times the legal limit. READ: $5,000 reward offered for information leading to return of stolen turtle sculptureFourteen families have come forward saying they want to pursue child neglect charges against McNeil. Investigators said 11 other families could make the same request.

A Leesburg High School student was arrested Friday morning after a school resource officer found a gun in his backpack, according to Leesburg police.

East Ridge Middle School in Clermont was on lockdown Thursday afternoon because someone called in a bomb threat, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

An 18-year-old student at Father Lopez Catholic School faces charges after making threats on social media to "shoot up" the school, according to police.

College athletics is big business, so it's no surprise the allure of a potential college athletic scholarship has trickled down to the high school level.

For a disproportionate number of Black Americans, paying back these debts often turn out to be a life-long struggle.

Some pupils are not complying with the new advice, and there are worries about vulnerable students.

Public school enrollment dropped three percent nationwide during the 2020-2021 school year.NPR's education team continued to track enrollment this school year and found that while districts have gained students, a significant majority are still not back to where they were prior to the pandemic.A similar story has unfolded in Los Angeles, Chicago and at more public schools across the nation.NPR education reporter Cory Turner looked into why students are still not coming back to school and what schools are trying to do about it.Meanwhile, some of the students not enrolled in public school have started being homeschooled during the pandemic. WBHM education reporter Kyra Miles spoke to Black families in Alabama who are choosing that option in increasing numbers.In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

If you're interested in enrolling your child in an Orange County Public Schools magnet school, the application process is now open.

With just a few days left until winter break, Orange County school leaders are issuing a warning to students.

A fight at Oviedo High School ended with a dozen students being arrested, according to police.

Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young said police were able to stop a potential mass shooting at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on Thursday.

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai hears from an Afghan student, Rohila, who is no longer able to go to school.

High school seniors are returning to their classrooms in Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital, for the first time in more than six months as the city eases coronavirus restrictions

Authorities say a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three students, including a 16-year-old boy who died in a deputy’s patrol car on the way to a hospital.

Markham Woods Middle School parents grow concerned as fights at the school become more frequent and violent.

SANFORD, Fla. — Police in Sanford are revealing more details of an altercation Thursday involving a Seminole County school employee that led to a shooting. WATCH: School employee shot at gas station could be ‘stand your ground’ case, Sanford police saySanford police said Maurice Holloway, a warehouse worker for Seminole County Public Schools, was shot several times in the abdomen after threatening a man that he knew inside of the gas station. Police said they received several 911 calls after the shooting. READ: 14-year-old boy accused of shooting man in leg during attempted drug dealThe man then shot Holloway with his own gun, which had a concealed carry license for, police said. Sanford police confirmed Friday that Holloway is still in critical condition at Central Florida Regional Hospital.

Crossing guards are in high demand in Central Florida, with one county taking extra steps to secure more applicants.

LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ charter school will relocate to a larger campus in New York City. The music mogul announced Thursday that Capital Preparatory School will move to the Church of All Saints and School building in the city's Harlem neighborhood. The relocation will allow the school’s capacity to grow from 500 to 700 students from grades 6th through 12th beginning with the 2022-2023 school year. The Church of All Saints and School, which was constructed in 1883, was designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 2007. The parish and school were closed by the archdiocese of New York in 2015 before the church was deconsecrated two years later.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ charter school will relocate to a larger campus in New York City.

Marion County Public Schools says its bus stop off of Highway 318 is safe.

10-year-old Ja'siah Williams was struck, killed by a vehicle while walking to his bus stop.

A Lake County student was arrested after making a bomb threat on Tuesday morning.

Principals at three New York elementary schools are cracking down on “Squid Game” play after students were imitating the violent show on the playground.

Every weekend school-aged children in Central Florida struggle with food insecurity.

Osceola County and other Central Florida districts have been struggling to hire school bus drivers before classes started in August.

Lake County Public School students now have access to resources from the Lake County Library System.

Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku, who last year published his best-selling memoir, “The Happiest Man on Earth,” has died in Sydney

School districts across the country are experiencing teacher shortages.

The Catholic church is struggling to bridge the gap between old doctrines and evolving attitudes.

The school's principal told Newsy's sister station the goal is for graduates to be "self-sustaining" right out of high school.

DWI charge: School bus driver Mercedes Parada is accused of driving under the influence while children were in the vehicle. (Nassau County Police Department)HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — A New York woman is accused of driving a school bus full of children while intoxicated, authorities said. Police did not identify the ages or grade levels of the children on the bus, the television station reported. According to an arrest affidavit, officers observed “multiple clues indicating the presence of alcohol” and later determined Parada was intoxicated, WNBC reported. Police said on Wednesday that their investigation was ongoing, the television station reported.

Naperville North High School students were told to stay home Wednesday morning because of a bomb threat being investigated by Naperville police.

Nearly all of New York City's 300,000 employees were required to be back at their workplaces on Monday as the city ended remote work. (Sept. 13)

Newly released federal and state data shows COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations climbing among Illinois children, along with outbreaks tied to schools, as the state tries to balance limiting the virus’s spread while keeping kids in class.

A school in Texas closed for the rest of the week on Tuesday after two teachers died from COVID-19 within a week, the Waco Tribune-Herald reports. State of play: The campus at Connally Junior High School won't open until after Labor Day for deep sanitation, after sixth-grade social studies teacher Natalia Chansler died on Aug. 28, having notified the school three days earlier that she tested positive for COVID-19.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. S

Students in Orange County are now required to wear masks for the next 60 days.

School bells have rung in parts of Indonesia’s capital for the first time in more than a year as schools shut by the coronavirus were allowed to begin reopening as cases decline.

Orange County Schools was the only school district in Central Florida to join 9 others, in enacting mask mandates despite the Governor's executive order banning school districts from doing so. However, after a Leon County judge ruled districts actually can enact masks mandates, Orange County School Board Chairwoman Teresa Jacobs felt relief.

Friday's regular-season opener between Palm Bay and Heritage has been postponed due to COVID-19 quarantines involving several Panthers players.

CPS students return Monday. Answers to your questions about fall in-person learning.

School rezoning session at Buddy Taylor, big-dog adoptions for just $30 at the Humane Society, Ray Warren on truth and the justice system.

Brevard County Public Schools announced Friday that the district will close the campus of Madison Middle School to students for two days next week.

EUGENE, Ore. — (AP) — Oregon became the first Power Five school to announce it will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for people over the age of 12 to attend its football games. The mandate goes into effect Monday and comes at the end of a week when state officials warned of rapidly filling hospitals as daily reported cases reached record numbers. Oregon is one of several Pac-12 schools that is requiring students and employees to be vaccinated or apply for an exemption. The Oregon football teams opens its season at 54,000-seat Autzen Stadium in Eugene on Sept. 4 against Fresno State. Oregon's decision comes about a week after Tulane in New Orleans became the first school that plays football at the NCAA"s highest subdivision to require proof of vaccine or negative test to attend sporting events.

EUGENE, Ore. — (AP) — Oregon became the first Power Five school to announce it will require those who want to attend sporting events to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. In its announcement Friday, the school said the decision was made with public health authorities and “peer institutions in the state.” The mandate goes into effect Monday. The Oregon football teams opens its season at 54,000-seat Autzen Stadium in Eugene on Sept. 4 against Fresno State. Earlier in the day, Hawaii became the first major college football school to say it would have no fans in attendance for its opening sports events of the season because of a recent COVID-19 surge. Hawaii’s first home football game is Sept. 5 against Portland State.

Bayside High School is set to host its first football game of the season Thursday night, while two other Brevard County public schools are cancelling preseason games due to COVID-19 quarantines.

Brevard Public Schools updated its COVID-19 dashboard Friday showing more than 400 students and employees tested positive.

The Illinois State Board of Education restored a suburban private school’s state recognition Friday, after school officials agreed to fully comply with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s school mask mandate when students arrive on campus this month.

Now that many students have transitioned back into school buildings, leaders in the Osceola County school district warn parents they may need time to adjust.

New Stop AAPI Hate report shows 9,000+ incidents since the start of the pandemic. About 10% of all incidents happen in schools.

With school starting for most Central Florida students on Tuesday, there are still bus driver positions unfilled. So much so in Orange County, district officials are asking parents to forego the busing system if they can provide their own transportation.

One Seattle school is using a contact tracing app by Trace Innovations to keep students safe.

A second student, Cameron Kelty, has died following Tuesday's single-vehicle car crash involving four Bartlett High students.

As families prepare to send their kids back to school, Osceola County Schools Superintendent Dr. Debra Pace is trying to make the transition as smooth as possible.

Back-to-school season is an exciting time and here are several ways to make the start of the new school year more memorable for your family.

The new school year is just around the corner and while things may seem like they’re back to “normal” this year, it’s the transition back to a more normal school year that might have students, parents and teachers asking questions.

range County Public School's school board chair, Teresa Jacobs, said she wants to see the LaunchEd learning option this year.

Parents should talk to their students about the benefits of establishing regular eating patterns, including not skipping meals.

The first day of school for much of Central Florida is now just a week away.

School guidelines outline rules concerning coronavirus on campus.

The new school year begins as the Delta variant continues to spread across the country.

Seminole County Public School is giving parents an extra week to sign their students up for Seminole County Virtual School.

Back-to-school vaccine vent at Parrish Medical Center in Titusville

Orange County Public Schools announced Thursday it is extending the enrollment period into August for Orange County Virtual School.

Experts say desks could also be at least three feet apart and teachers could be assigned smaller class sizes to reduce risk of infection.

Marcela Garc�a teaches science classes sitting on three cushions placed on a chair in her dining room in Chile’s capital, while many of her students listen to her from their beds because they all lack sufficient space for the remote teaching brought on by the pandemic

A private school in Ohio barred some of its students from reenrolling due to the political affiliations and activism of their parents, according to a report.

From the 19th century until the 1970s, more than 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend state-funded Christian schools, most run by Roman Catholic missionary congregations, in a campaign to assimilate them into Canadian society. Indigenous leaders have called for Pope Francis to apologize — a demand echoed again Friday by Trudeau, who said the pope should visit Canada to do it. “I have spoken personally directly with His Holiness, Pope Francis, to impress upon him how important it is not just that he makes an apology but that he makes an apology to indigenous Canadians on Canadian soil” Trudeau said. Nearly three-quarters of the 130 residential schools were run by Catholic missionary congregations, with others operated by the United, Presbyterian and Anglican churches, which earlier apologized for their roles in the abuse. “Canadians across the country are waking up to something that quite frankly that Indigenous communities have long known,” Trudeau said.

Salman Khan hopes to return to Afghanistan to help build schools.

Bring a newspaper page or a website printout on your travels and take a picture holding it.

Pupils wearing caps and hoodies gather outside a school in support of Ella Goodwin on Monday.

Fewer than 25% of CPS students are currently attending in-person classes.

School's solar panel savings give every teacher up to $15,000 raises Renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar are generating more power in the U.S. than coal. Ben Tracy visits a rural Arkansas school district using the sun's rays in an unusual way.

School's solar panel savings give every teacher up to $15,000 raises Renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar are generating more power in the U.S. than coal. Ben Tracy visits a rural Arkansas school district using the sun's rays in an unusual way.

St. Ann Parish and School in Lansing, St. James Parish in Sauk Village and St. John Parish in Glenwood will be united to form one parish with two worship sites and one pastoral team, the archdiocese said in a news release. Mark Kalema will be pastor of the newly united parish, which will hold regular Mass only at St. Ann and St. James, with the schedule to be determined.

St. Benedict Parish and School in Blue Island, St. Walter Parish and School in Chicago’s Morgan Park neighborhood and St. Peter Claver Mission in Robbins will unite under a single name and pastoral staff in July, with regular public services held only at St. Benedict. St. Benedict and St. Walter schools will unite for the coming school year as one school, sharing a name, with two active campuses, the archdiocese said in a news release Tuesday night. The church at St. Walter will not hold regular Sunday Mass but can be used for school Masses, funerals and other individual events.

School's food bank provides students life lessons A food bank operating like a grocery store and housed inside a school gives students lessons in respect and retail. Mireya Villarreal shares more.

School disrupted and families without homes after deadly Texas storm A deadly Texas storm has taken a toll on teachers, parents and students, who were already having to navigate remote learning during the pandemic. Janet Shamlian reports.

“We’re not trying to get rid of remote learning, we’re not trying to force anyone to go into the school that can’t do that, we want our kids back in school,” she said. “There are districts all around us … where schools are offering full in-person education.”

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. Orange County is now in its final days of distant learning--a process that has been challenging for some families. One Orange County tutor reinvented herself through social media after she was left without a job and realized there was a big need to help struggling parents in their native language. The educator had been a tutor for the Orange County Public Schools Read 2 Succeed program which helps first and second graders with reading comprehension skills. Juncal says she realized the difficulties distant learning brought along when she tried to help her two children. The mother of two says thats when she realized parents who dont speak or understand English well, are probably having a harder time.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - School classes were called off for a fourth day in Chicago after the city and striking teachers in the third-largest U.S. school system failed to settle a contract dispute over issues such as class size and staffing. Since the strike began, teachers have picketed at many of the districts 500 schools and have held downtown rallies and marches. Several Democratic presidential hopefuls have voiced their support for Chicago teachers, including Elizabeth Warren who is expected to rally with teachers at a West Side elementary school on Tuesday morning. FILE PHOTO - Teachers picket near New Field Elementary School on the second day day of a teachers' strike in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 18, 2019. The strike comes seven years after Chicago teachers walked out for seven days over teacher evaluations and hiring practices.