State law that targets teachers unions appears to be increasing membership

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A new state law that sets a minimum membership level for teachers’ unions appears to be increasing enrollment in unions around the state.  Participation in Miami-Dade’s teacher’s union jumped from 44 percent last year to about 50 percent now, spokeswoman Sonia Diaz said. Broward’s membership has hit 65 percent, union president Anna Fusco said. And…

Parkland Panel Examines Florida Mental Health Challenges

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A school-safety commission examining the mass shooting at a Parkland high school heard testimony Thursday about Florida’s fractured and overwhelmed mental health system.  As part of a three-day hearing in Broward County, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission turned its focus to the role the mental health system may have played in…