CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Schools announced this week that Superintendent Crystal Hill is on temporary leave with pay. The district said there’s an investigation but provided little detail. …
Read more CMS superintendent put on temporary leave with payThe University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted to increase the cost of tuition for in-state undergraduate students. This is the first tuition hike for the UNC…
Read more Tuition for in-state undergraduates is going up across UNC system. What to knowST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Logan Cappelli is a Coast Guard veteran and also a student at St. Pete College in Pinellas County and thanks to the Post-9/11 GI Bill, or Chapter…
Read more Veteran students hope for changes to the Post-9/11 GI BillTRIAD, N.C. — The student organization Future Farmers of America is growing in popularity. The program has more than one million participants nationwide and is celebrating National FFA Week…
Read more FFA grows in popularity while the farming industry faces challenges nationwideNEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Avery Ortiz teaches first grade at Moon Lake Elementary. She has been teaching there for four years. Before graduating from St. Petersburg College,…
Read more A+ Teacher shares classroom experiences with parentsLARGO, Fla. — Tuesday, the Pinellas County Schools board unanimously approved a series of proposals to close and consolidate a handful of schools. The move, the district officials say, will…
Read more School board OKs closings, consolidations to adjust to declining enrollmentPALMETTO, Fla. — Through his Del Couch Music Education Foundation, a Manatee County man is helping young people pursue their goal of being musicians, singers or even recording studio…
Read more Del Couch gives aspiring musicians the tools they needLARGO, Fla. — Students in Pinellas County Schools will have to pay a fee to play school sports. The school board made the decision at Tuesday’s board workshop,…
Read more Pinellas County schools add ‘pay to play’ fee for athleticsCHARLOTTE, N.C. — For the first time in recent decades, Mecklenburg County recorded 365 days of clean air last year. According to the county’s air quality team, air pollution…
Read more 365 days of clean air: How Mecklenburg County kept the air healthy in 2025LAKELAND, Fla. — Florida Polytechnic University is taking competitive video gaming a step further. On Friday, the university celebrated the opening of its new Esports Arena. What You Need To…
Read more Florida Polytechnic celebrates opening of new Esports arenaCOLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s a skill many adults learned in school, but for some younger students today, it can feel almost foreign — because it isn’t as commonly taught…
Read more Ohio elementary student brings cursive back to classDADE CITY, Fla. — Pasco County School officials are looking at creating a new K-8 school campus. What You Need To Know Pasco County School officials are looking to…
Read more Pasco County Schools planning to create first K-8 campus in East PascoTAMPA, Fla. — When President Donald Trump signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act in January, it paved the way for 2% and whole milk to return to…
Read more Bay area schools weigh adding 2% and whole milk as optionsZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. — A Pasco County entrepreneur is changing the perception of homeschooling. What You Need To Know Lexa Duno opened the LILLY Learning Center in 2024 as an alternative…
Read more LILLY Learning Center offers students new direction on path of educationPINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Pinellas County Schools is gearing up to graduate its first class of teacher apprentices, an innovative program designed to promote support staff to full-time teachers. What You…
Read more How a two-year program in Pinellas turns staffers into teachersCLEVELAND — Helping students piece together parts and explore technology is Bill Scott’s passion. He’s the executive director of Youngstown nonprofit Advanced Methods in Innovation (AMI). What You Need…
Read more Ohio nonprofit receives $250,000 in NASA STEM Innovator AwardGASTON COUNTY, N.C. — Many school districts in North Carolina are back in person after disruptions due to back-to-back winter storms. What You Need To Know Schools took…
Read more Schools return in person after weather disruptionsTHONOTOSASSA, Fla. — When you think of education, you often think of textbooks and notebooks, but one academy is taking a different approach. What You Need To Know Montessori…
Read more Unique way of learning taking place in ThonotosassaLAND O’ LAKES, Fla. — The Pasco County School District is taking a tougher stance on student absences, and some families may find themselves answering to a judge. The…
Read more Pasco County schools turn to truancy petitions over attendance issuesThere has not been a human presence on or near the Moon since the astronauts from 1972’s Apollo 17 mission walked on the surface of Earth’s satellite. Now,…
Read more Astronauts poised for moon trip aboard Artemis II
