ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida high school seniors will be able to graduate this year and 3rd graders can move on without passing the normally required state assessments, according to a new executive order signed Friday by Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran.
Students everywhere have been adversely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic over the last year when schools closed and later reopened with virtual or in-person options. [TRENDING: Truck driver accused of kidnapping women | GROSS: World’s longest fingernails | Fla.
sues CDC over cruises] Corcoran signed a new emergency order Friday that addresses a wide range of pandemic-related setbacks students have faced, including whether they take year-end assessments. “Emergency Order-02 protects