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Hillsborough changes dress code after talking with students
St Pete Catalyst
Published July 27Another flood camera joins growing USF research network
The cameras are designed to help scientists better understand how flooding develops, and how communities can prepare for it.
St Pete Catalyst
Published July 27Meet the candidates: Pinellas County School Board
Candidates in Districts 2, 3 and 6 discuss the challenges facing Pinellas County schools and their possible solutions.
How is USF St. Pete’s Marine Science Lab doing 2 months after catastrophic fire?
WMNF 88.5
Published July 25A Conversation With Diane Ravitch
“I’m 87, this is not a good time for me to die because I have to stay and fight!” Diane Ravitch during our conversation on her new book, An Education – How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else. I had mentioned that the last chapter, Final Words were frank…
St Pete Catalyst
Published July 23Global Virus Network hosts high school program in Tampa
“Some of them have an idea of what they want to do but a lot of them don’t. It’s really exciting to see that light bulb moment for them.”
Pinellas schools adopt tougher rules for e-bikes, smart glasses and watches
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Published July 20Barns, go-karts and strip malls: The wild west of private schools that collect taxpayer dollars
As private schools proliferate, states are taking a hands-off approach to regulating them. School founders — in one case, a woman prosecuted for sexual abuse — often aren’t screened. Some states can’t even say how many of these schools exist.
Hernando schools name new principal at Spring Hill Elementary, assistant at Springstead High
Osprey Observer
Published July 17Local Student Earns Top Honor At National Thespian Festival
By Zofia Osterman Bloomingdale High School theater student Alli Aristondo has made school history after becoming the first Bloomingdale student to compete at the National Thespian Festival, where she earned a Superior rating, the festival’s highest honor, for her performance of…
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published July 17Non-Florida students will pay higher public university tuition this year
University of Central Florida trustees approved raising the out-of-state fee imposed on non-resident students by 15% Thursday, following suit of universities across the state. Last year, the State University System Board of Governors gave universities permission to raise…
St Pete Catalyst
Published July 16Pinellas County Schools seeks input on changes
“This is a national crisis right now. We’re all seeing a decline in enrollment.”