Pinellas County students take charge of school lunch menu
This is not their parents' cafeteria food. On Wednesday, a panel of elementary, middle and high school students from across Pinellas County will weigh in at Pinellas Technical College in Clearwater as they select new breakfast and lunch menu items for the 2020-21 school year.
Anonymous donor pays off all lunch debts in one Texas district's elementary schools
A school district in Texas says an anonymous donor paid off lunch debts in all of their elementary schools.
Trump's education budget seeks $900M increase for career, technical training programs
President Trump laid out his 2021 education budget Monday which asks for a massive increase – $900 million – for career and technical training programs.
Florida’s ‘Crossing Guard of the Year’ is a Hillsborough County woman
A crossing guard at Riverview Elementary was named Florida’s “Crossing Guard of the Year.”
Gov. DeSantis sets timeline for Florida to eliminate Common Core from classrooms
Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida will eliminate Common Core from public school classrooms, according to an announcement from the state's Department of Education.
Iowa caucuses becomes classroom for group of USF students
All eyes are on Iowa as candidates for the Democratic presidential nominee make their final campaign pushes ahead of the caucuses Monday, and a University of South Florida professor and five students will be there to see it all first-hand.
Pasco students selected to send experiment to space
Biomedical sciences students at Wendell Krinn Technical High School in New Port Richey were chosen out of more than 29,000 students from the U.S., Canada, and Brazil to have their experiment blasted up to the ISS.
Overworked and underpaid: Polk County teachers bring fight for funding to school board
Hundreds of Polk County teachers showed up at Tuesday's school board meeting to send a clear message: they have had enough.
Deputies: Teacher arrested for bringing loaded gun to Fivay High School
A teacher is accused of bringing a gun to Fivay High School amid a string of incidents, including multiple fights, on campus.
Local third-graders get a lesson on cyber safety
Thousands of Tampa Bay-area elementary school students are getting a crash course in internet safety.
DeSantis unveils summary of B.E.S.T standards, Florida's answer to Common Core
Governor Ron DeSantis is officially doing away with Common Core after announcing new curriculum standards for Florida public schools at a news conference in Naples Friday.
Hillsborough taps Clay County superintendent as next schools leader
The long search for a new superintendent in Hillsborough County has come to an end. After a day of interviews and discussion, the district announced Addison Davis as their choice for a new leader.
North Carolina will require high school students to take personal finance course to graduate
High school students in North Carolina will soon be required to take a personal finance course to graduate.
Search for Hillsborough schools superintendent down to final 3
Hillsborough County has narrowed its search for a new superintendent of schools to three finalists: the superintendent of Clay County Schools, Addison Davis, the Superintendent of Longmont Schools in Colorado, Dr. Don Haddad, and the Regional Superintendent of Palm Beach County Schools, Dr. Peter Licata.
Kids, parents say inclusive classrooms benefit all students
An 11-year-old girl shared an important message about school inclusivity with the top leaders of the Hillsborough County School Board during Tuesday’s meeting.
Teachers turn Tallahassee red to demand education funding
As thousands of teachers, parents and students descended on the Florida Capitol the day before the start of the 2020 legislative session to demand lawmakers steer more money toward public schools, the Senate Education Committee on Monday approved a bill that could be a first step toward increasing pay for public school teachers.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announces price cuts, refunds for Florida Prepaid customers
Governor Ron DeSantis said the state is lowering its Florida Prepaid prices by $1.3 billion, which means cheaper prices and refunds for thousands of customers.
Polk schools prepare for teachers to rally in Tallahassee
Polk County Schools is making it clear teachers will not face consequences for attending the "Take on Tallahassee" rally Monday at the capital after some thought an email, forwarded to teachers Friday, was a threat of termination.
Florida teachers prepare to rally Monday for more funding
Florida teachers are getting ready to roll.
Classes at USF's new downtown medical school begin Jan. 13
The University of South Florida's new downtown medical school officially opened Wednesday. The $189 million, 13-story building is the largest state investment in any university facility in the history of Florida.