Florida Senate looks to shield colleges from COVID-19 lawsuits
The bill would also make pandemic-related changes in accountability requirements for schools in the kindergarten through the 12th-grade system. The bill, SPB 7070, which will be considered by the Senate Education Committee, focuses in part on lawsuits that have been filed in Florida and other parts of the country against colleges and universities. [TRENDING: SpaceX aims to fly -- and avoid explosion | 4-year-old among 3 dead in I-95 crash | Thief pup gets new home]AdSuch lawsuits have sought tuition reimbursements because students were forced to take online classes when campuses closed last year to try to prevent the spread of COVID-19. For example, it would prevent using performance on standardized assessments this year to determine whether to retain third-grade students. Also, it would allow parents to request that their students be retained in third grade.
Howard Schnellenberger, 87, Miami, Louisville coach, dies
(AP Photo/Joel Auerbach)MIAMI โ Howard Schnellenberger was a pipe smoker with a push-broom mustache and gruff baritone, and he paired his grandiloquent manner with grandiose visions for football at Miami, Louisville and Florida Atlantic that caused snickers. He revived the sport at Miami and Louisville and started the program at Florida Atlantic during a coaching career that spanned a half century. His legacy includes on-campus stadiums at Louisville and Florida Atlantic. He then founded the program at Florida Atlantic and retired as coach after 11 seasons highlighted by back-to-back bowl victories. AdAt Miami, Schnellenberger took over in 1979 amid debate about whether the moribund program should fold.
Florida State vs. Miami: How to watch, stream, listen
MIAMI โ Florida State will play against the University of Miami at Hard Rock Stadium in the teamโs second game of the season at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Seminoles lost to Georgia Tech in the season opener and Miami started the year 2-0. FSU head coach Mike Norvell tested positive for coronavirus on Sept. 19. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria TaylorWhich team is favored to win the game? Miami is an 11-point Las Vegas favoriteWhat is the total for the game?
Q&A with Vice President Mike Pence on Floridaโs coronavirus response, schools reopening
Vice President Mike Pence visited the University of Miami on Monday to announce the school is participating in a clinical trial to test a coronavirus vaccine. Should we be sending our kids back to school and is it safe for all of those parents asking that question and teachers? And we know thereโs additional cost, itโs one of the reasons that President Trump is calling for additional $105 billion dollars from Congress. Pence: I would say to people all across Florida and America that weโre going to get through this. A day like today one here in Florida we launched the very first phase 3 clinical trial of our vaccine.