Taylor Swift class to be offered at a Florida university this fall

Taylor Swift’s song ‘Hurricane’ is taking on a new meaning after the University of Miami announced a class taking the ‘Swiftie’ world by storm.

Hernando County superintendent announces resignation at end of school year

Hernando County School District Superintendent John Stratton announced he plans to retire at the end of the school year at Tuesday night's meeting.

US students want financial planning and other life skills education, survey finds

Nearly 1 in 5 recent U.S. graduates said they are the least confident in handling automotive maintenance, such as changing a tire or their oil, according to the survey.

Fossil fanatics at St. Pete prep school find big thrill in big bones

Students at Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg are getting a chance to study fossils discovered by a pair of teachers.

Polk leaders preparing for school start time changes in 2026

District leaders in Polk County are hosting community meetings this month to try to prepare families for upcoming changes to school start times.

USF plans to launch Florida’s first college focused on artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is such a fast-growing field that the University of South Florida announced on Thursday it plans to launch a new college just for artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and computing.

Bay Area high school students get hands-on introduction to construction industry

An estimated 1,000 high school students experienced a hands-on glimpse into the construction industry during Tampa Bay Construction Career Day at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds on Thursday.

Report: Florida has highest number of teacher vacancies; state officials disagree

Teachers are the heartbeat of our education system, but Florida’s school districts struggle to fill jobs the most, ranking among the worst in the nation for teacher vacancies according to a recent report.

Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity under settlement

Students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it’s not part of instruction, under a settlement reached Monday between Florida education officials and civil rights attorneys who had challenged a state law which critics dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.”

Plans for new Tampa schools unveiled; school board to decide fate

The Hillsborough County School district gathered on Thursday to unveil plans for two new schools at the site of Stewart Middle Magnet and Just Elementary.