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Tristan Wood
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Senior Reporter, WFSU-TV (Tallahassee, FL )
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By Tristan Wood| WFSU@ The Florida Senate passed a large education package Thursday that would reduce the impact of standardized testing when it comes to graduation requirements. The legislation, sponsored by Tallahassee Republican Senator Corey Simon, would no longer require high school students to pass Algebra 1 and the Grade 10 English Language Arts Assessments to earn a high school diploma.
By Tristan Wood| WFSU@ Proposals going through the Florida legislature removing several child labor protections were just amended to allow some 13-year-olds to work. The legislature last year passed policy allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to work 30-hour weeks. This year, new proposals in the Florida House and Senate would allow them to work full-time and ease rules for 14- and 15-year-olds who are enrolled in homeschool, virtual education, or those who have already graduated.
By Tristan Wood| WFSU@ Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin was in Florida this weekend campaigning for his party’s candidates in the special elections this Tuesday. While campaigning, Martin said Democrats are committed to investing in Florida. He was campaigning for Josh Weil, the Democratic candidate in Florida’s 6th Congressional District running against Republican State Senator Randy Fine.
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WFSU-TV (Tallahassee, FL )
Tallahassee, Florida, United States
+1 850-645-7200