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Pinellas schools plan on charging $50 fee per sport for student-athletes
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (145+ words) PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. " Pinellas County Schools plan on implementing a $50 participation fee for each sport played by student-athletes. The district's athletics update says the fee would be charged per sport, meaning students involved in multiple sports would pay for each…...
Pasco schools approve plan for consolidation and conversion plan
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (300+ words) PASCO COUNTY, Fla. " Pasco County school officials voted Tuesday night to approve the consolidation and conversion of schools. Deputy Superintendent Elizabeth Kuhn confirmed the motion for the consolidation of Pasco Elementary School and Pasco Middle School to Pasco K-8, as well…...
Florida Prepaid opens enrollment with new options as families plan for rising college costs
3+ day, 34+ min ago (361+ words) NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. " Matthew Abbott started saving for his children's college education early. "When a child is born, it's time to go and invest in them. And within a few weeks after my first son was born, that was…...
USF hosts regional Scripps Spelling Bee
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (147+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " The University of South Florida (USF) hosted the regional Scripps Spelling Bee Saturday. Top young spellers from across the area came together to compete at USF's Marshall Center Oval Theater, with hopes to advance to the national competition…...
Living legend Doretha Edgecomb continues shaping Hillsborough County education
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (707+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " This Black History Month, we're highlighting a Tampa woman who has helped shape education across Hillsborough County for decades. From growing up during the Jim Crow era to helping create school policy, Doretha Edgecomb has spent her life…...
Hillsborough County students turn food critics to pick school lunch and breakfast menu options
1+ week, 1+ day ago (253+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " Serenity eyes the K-Pop Taco suspiciously. She smells this curious creation, then leans in, slowly, and takes a bite. The student at Sligh Middle School in Tampa shakes her head excitedly. "Oh yeah, it's good!" she says. Make…...
2 Pasco schools push back start time due to heavy smoke from wildfire
1+ week, 1+ day ago (135+ words) Students at River Ridge Middle School and River Ridge High School in Pasco County don't have to get to class until 10:10 a.m. on Wednesday. Classes will start three hours late on Wednesday due to smoky conditions from a nearby fire. Pasco…...
Students protest ICE policies after school at Wharton High
1+ week, 3+ day ago (459+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " Over a dozen of students from Wharton High School walked off campus Monday afternoon, waving signs and chanting for an end to ICE operations following recent fatal shootings in Minnesota. "Say it once, say it twice, we will…...
IDEA Hope K-8 School Celebrates Black History Month
1+ week, 6+ day ago (131+ words) IDEA Hope K-8 School Celebrates Black History Month'Tampa Bay 28 This Friday, February 6, IDEA Hope K-8 in Tampa is hosting a special Black History Month Celebration from 5:307:00 p.m Students across all grade levels will take the stage with performances in dance, theater, music,…...
Politicians call for investigation into local faculty after student ICE protests during school hours
2+ week, 1+ day ago (488+ words) RUSKIN, Fla. " Students at Lennard High School in Ruskin walked out of classes last Friday to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, prompting calls from politicians for investigations into school faculty and teachers within the Hillsborough County School District....