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DeSantis propone que se reserven $216 millones para bonos a los maestros
Read full article: DeSantis propone que se reserven $216 millones para bonos a los maestrosAmanda Batchelor is the managing editor for Local10.com. Copyright 2021 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved. Ron DeSantis speaks at March 31 news conference in Palm Harbor. If you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526.
DeSantis proposes $216 million be set aside for teacher bonuses a year after start of pandemic
Read full article: DeSantis proposes $216 million be set aside for teacher bonuses a year after start of pandemicRon DeSantis held a news conference Wednesday afternoon at a school in Pinellas County, where he announced that he is asking the Florida legislature to approve setting aside $216 million from the ESSER Fund to go toward bonuses for principals and full-time teachers at public schools throughout the state. If approved, principals and Pre-K through 12th grade teachers would each receive a $1,000 bonus with the third-round funds provided to the state from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. “The past year included so much uncertainty for our state’s students, parents and educators,” DeSantis said. “In Florida, we knew how important it was for our students to return to school, and our principals and teachers answered the call. The governor said ESSER Funds are also being distributed at the local level and he urged local leaders to do even more for educators in their communities.
Gov. Ron DeSantis holds news conference in Pinellas County
Read full article: Gov. Ron DeSantis holds news conference in Pinellas CountyCopyright 2021 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved. PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference at 2:40 p.m. Wednesday in Palm Harbor. If you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers search for 2 men in fatal hit-and-run crash
Read full article: Florida Highway Patrol troopers search for 2 men in fatal hit-and-run crashPALM HARBOR, Fla. – Florida Highway Patrol troopers are searching Sunday for the hit-and-run driver who ran a red light and plowed into a car, killing three members of a family. The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened late Saturday in Palm Harbor, north of St. Petersburg. That caused the Nissan to spin, fully ejecting its driver and one of the passengers and partially eject the other. The victims’ names were not released, but they were identified as a 65-year-old Bruce Johnson, 49-year-old Lisa Johngon and an 18-year-old Glenworth Johnson, all from Clearwater. The FHP is asking anyone with information to call 813-558-1800 or Pinellas County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-8477.
Florida mom charged with murder after shaking baby to death
Read full article: Florida mom charged with murder after shaking baby to deathPALM HARBOR, Fla. - A Florida woman has been charged with first-degree murder after police say she shook her 5-month-old baby to death. Burgandie Marquez, 30, was arrested Saturday after Pinellas County authorities investigated when her baby was airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, WFTS reports. She said she also ran up and down a flight of stairs with the baby without supporting his head. When the baby began having seizures Friday, she attempted to console him before heading out to meet the father. Marquez was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder after her son's death.