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.

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.

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. 

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.