Sonic is honoring teachers with free food and drinks this week
According to the fast-food giant, educators can enjoy the special offer each day from Jan. 16-19.
Many college grads struggle to land jobs due to a lack of preparedness, study finds
Recent college graduates are failing at job interviews, according to a new study.
Claudine Gay to continue as Harvard faculty member, likely to keep $900K salary
Harvard President Claudine Gay will likely earn nearly $900,000 a year and will continue on as a faculty member at the prestigious Massachusetts' university.
Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid antisemitism, plagiarism controversies
Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy.
One-on-one with James Kvall: U.S. Department of Education’s changes in college student aid
The federal government just changed how college students apply for financial aid and how much help they can get.
House passes legislation to bring whole milk back to school cafeterias
If approved by the Senate, whole milk could be available on school menus for the first time in over a decade.
Colleges and universities receiving funds from $5M grant to strengthen Florida's teacher pipeline
The pandemic impacted education systems across the country as teachers left the profession and fewer students enrolled in colleges of education.
Ruskin math teacher sues to block Florida's pronoun ban
A math teacher at Ruskin's Lennard High School is among three Florida educators who filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging Florida Statute § 1000.071(3) (2023) ("Subsection 3"), a statute signed in 2023 that bans employees pronouns different from those assigned at birth.
South Tampa mother's book drive helps collect 6,000 books for low-income Hillsborough students
A book drive organized by a South Tampa mother ended up collecting thousands of books for lower-income Hillsborough County students, and book deliveries began Wednesday.
First batch of grades are in after introducing progress monitoring test to students
Florida has a new way of testing students about what they’re learning in school, and the first batch of grades are in.
Pasco County Schools adds mini-breaks to the school year to curb student absenteeism
In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, Pasco County School board members approved the addition of three four-day weekends, or 'mini-breaks' to the 2024-25 student calendar.
Parents push proposal to expand Apollo Beach Elementary to K-8 at Hillsborough school board meeting
Parents filled a Hillsborough County School Board meeting Tuesday night to push a proposal to expand Apollo Beach Elementary to include kindergarten through eighth grade.
Historic exceptional students center opens in Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County Public Schools celebrated the official opening of the new Dorothy Thomas Exceptional Center, which is tailored to meet the needs of students with disabilities and specialized behavioral issues.
New Taylor Swift course to debut at University of Florida in 2024
If you have a “Blank Space" on your schedule next year, you might want to sign up for this Taylor Swift-inspired course!
BaxterBot: Virtual Bernadoodle helps students learn in Pasco County
Tracey Curtis has a new assistant in her sixth grade world cultures classroom, and he’s a virtual Bernadoodle named Baxter.
Pinellas County students getting exposed to classical arts, opera
The St. Pete Opera Company is making classical arts accessible to young minds through their innovative outreach program, bringing productions to Title 1 third-grade classes in Pinellas County.
Sarasota schools revamps 40-acre farm land for students learning about agriculture
Right in the middle of Sarasota sits 40 acres of untouched land that was once owned by one of Sarasota County's first families – The Crowley's.
Hillsborough Schools, University of Tampa under investigation for discrimination: Department of Education
Hillsborough County Schools and The University of Tampa are under investigation for discrimination by the U.S. Department of Education.
Sarasota Police Department gives high school students surprise gift
Students at Booker High School’s Law Academy got a behind the scenes look into the Sarasota Police Department.
Florida Polytechnic University students build solar racing car for national competition
FOX 13's Carla Bayron got to take a solar car prototype for a spin on Florida Polytechnic University's campus Friday. Students are building the solar racing car from scratch.