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Leslie Postal

Orlando

K-12 Education Reporter at Orlando Sentinel

Orlando Sentinel k-12 education reporter

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  • 2 weeks ago | tampabay.com | Steven Walker |Leslie Postal |Scott Travis

    Ivan Flores didn’t love school before the pandemic hit, but his views soured more when he did ninth grade online and off campus. “I was just at home doing nothing, waking up late, missing assignments,” he said. When he resumed in-person classes at Evans High School in the 2021-22 school year, that habit stuck. His attendance was spotty and his classwork often undone. In tenth grade, he estimated he missed nearly 60 days of school, or a third of the academic year. He is part of an alarming trend.

  • 3 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Steven Walker |Leslie Postal |Scott Travis

    By Steven Walker, Leslie Postal and Scott Travis - Orlando Sentinel (TNS) ORLANDO, Fla. - Ivan Flores didn't love school before the pandemic hit, but his views soured more when he did ninth grade online and off campus. "I was just at home doing nothing, waking up late, missing assignments," he said. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

  • 3 weeks ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Steven Walker |Leslie Postal |Scott Travis

    ORLANDO, Fla. - Ivan Flores didn't love school before the pandemic hit, but his views soured more when he did ninth grade online and off campus. "I was just at home doing nothing, waking up late, missing assignments," he said.

  • 3 weeks ago | orlandosentinel.com | Steven Walker |Leslie Postal |Scott Travis

    Ivan Flores didn't love school before the pandemic hit, but his views soured more when he did ninth grade online and off campus. "I was just at home doing nothing, waking up late, missing assignments," he said. When he resumed in-person classes at Evans High School in the 2021-22 school year, that habit stuck. His attendance was spotty and his classwork often undone. In tenth grade he estimated he missed nearly 60 days of school, or a third of the academic year. He is part of an alarming trend.

  • 3 weeks ago | dailygazette.com | Steven Walker |Leslie Postal |Scott Travis

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Leslie Postal
Leslie Postal @lesliepostal
4 Mar 25

Fl lawmakers may scrap a "cost prohibitive" plan to shift back high school start times to no earlier than 8:30 a.m. (most in Central Fl start about 7:20 a.m.)https://t.co/VxK1bF1PIz

Leslie Postal
Leslie Postal @lesliepostal
27 Feb 25

Fl lawmaker proposes students watch video on fetal development, mirroring already passed laws in North Dakota and TN that promoted work of anti-abortion group. From @swalker_7 https://t.co/RuJLM3fdya

Leslie Postal
Leslie Postal @lesliepostal
27 Feb 25

RT @swalker_7: BREAKING: Florida could make schools show fetal-development video backed by anti-abortion group Rep. Trabulsy, R-Ft. Pierce…