/tags/class-of-covid-19 Class of COVID-19 en-US WLRN Mon, 15 Aug 2022 09:42:28 GMT /news/2022-08-15/wlrn-wins-national-murrow-award-for-statewide-public-media-project-class-of-covid-19 The multimedia project exploring how the pandemic affected education for the most vulnerable children was a partnership between various Florida Public Media organizations. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 09:42:28 GMT /news/2022-08-15/wlrn-wins-national-murrow-award-for-statewide-public-media-project-class-of-covid-19 ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊNews /news/2022-05-09/wlrn-wins-14-florida-news-awards-for-work-produced-in-2021 ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊearned 14 awards in the Florida News Awards competition for journalism produced in 2021, including Overall Station of the Year. Sundial's Leslie Ovalle is the top radio producer in the state. Mon, 09 May 2022 18:55:20 GMT /news/2022-05-09/wlrn-wins-14-florida-news-awards-for-work-produced-in-2021 ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊNews /news/2021-06-30/this-high-school-grad-embraced-therapy-coping-strategies-to-get-through-a-tough-senior-year With the help of a local West Palm Beach nonprofit, this teen made it through the pandemic and his high school career. Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:00:40 GMT /news/2021-06-30/this-high-school-grad-embraced-therapy-coping-strategies-to-get-through-a-tough-senior-year Wilkine Brutus /local-news/2021-05-31/it-did-not-feel-like-senior-year-at-all-the-pandemics-impact-on-high-schoolers-heading-to-college The 2021 graduating class is unique in so many ways. Staples like prom, graduation and homecoming looked radically different. We hear from a panel of students representing schools across South Florida. Mon, 31 May 2021 15:19:15 GMT /local-news/2021-05-31/it-did-not-feel-like-senior-year-at-all-the-pandemics-impact-on-high-schoolers-heading-to-college Suria Rimer /2021-05-26/floridas-new-big-tech-law-covid-19s-impact-on-students-and-high-schoolers-off-to-college Governor DeSantis threw a punch at big tech––will the new law stand once it hits the courts? Plus, students join us to talk about their experience of school during a pandemic. Wed, 26 May 2021 22:14:15 GMT /2021-05-26/floridas-new-big-tech-law-covid-19s-impact-on-students-and-high-schoolers-off-to-college Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Suria Rimer /news/2021-05-19/bored-distracted-unmotivated-south-florida-students-share-about-their-pandemic-disrupted-school-years ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊasked middle and high schoolers to share messages to their future selves about what it was like to take classes during COVID-19. We talked to them about some of their responses during a live virtual field trip to the South Florida Fair. Wed, 19 May 2021 18:12:49 GMT /news/2021-05-19/bored-distracted-unmotivated-south-florida-students-share-about-their-pandemic-disrupted-school-years Jessica Bakeman, Wilkine Brutus /2021-05-12/state-sen-lauren-book-filming-cops-in-florida-class-of-covid-19-at-the-south-florida-fair A conversation with Democratic State Sen. Lauren Book, the new minority leader in the Senate. Can you film a police officer making an arrest? We discuss. Plus, a virtual field trip to the South Florida Fair. Wed, 12 May 2021 22:26:33 GMT /2021-05-12/state-sen-lauren-book-filming-cops-in-florida-class-of-covid-19-at-the-south-florida-fair Chris Remington, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /news/2021-05-05/calling-students-teachers-and-parents-join-wlrn-for-a-virtual-field-trip-to-the-south-florida-fair ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊis hosting a live virtual field trip for middle and high school students to "visit" the South Florida Fair and share their #ClassOfCOVID stories. Wed, 05 May 2021 16:55:46 GMT /news/2021-05-05/calling-students-teachers-and-parents-join-wlrn-for-a-virtual-field-trip-to-the-south-florida-fair ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊNews /news/2021-05-04/class-of-covid-19-checking-in-on-a-student-trying-to-make-up-months-of-missed-classes Hundreds of students in Florida's second-largest school district stopped going to class during the pandemic. Some have switched districts without informing their schools, some didn't have computers or internet access and others had to stay home to take care of siblings. Tue, 04 May 2021 11:00:04 GMT /news/2021-05-04/class-of-covid-19-checking-in-on-a-student-trying-to-make-up-months-of-missed-classes Verónica Zaragovia /news/2021-03-31/class-of-covid-19-the-uncertain-future-of-bright-futures When lawmakers have slashed Florida's Bright Futures scholarship during past difficult budget cycles, Black and Latino students lost out the most. Wed, 31 Mar 2021 10:00:14 GMT /news/2021-03-31/class-of-covid-19-the-uncertain-future-of-bright-futures Jessica Bakeman