Tampa Bay, Florida Local News
Polk County faces major teacher shortage ahead of first day of school
[ad_1] AUBURNDALE, Fla. — Polk County Public Schools is in need of more teachers less than a week before the first day of school.…
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Tampa Bay, Florida Local News
Back-to-School in Tampa Bay: Start dates, holidays, early releases
[ad_1] TAMPA, Fla. — Summer is coming to an end soon, and Bay area students will return to the classrooms. Take a look at the…
Charlotte, North Carolina Local News
State audit launched into N.C. Opportunity Scholarship voucher program
[ad_1] RALEIGH, N.C. — State officials have launched an audit into a quickly growing school voucher program, which receives hundreds of millions of dollars…
Charlotte, North Carolina Local News
CMS superintendent put on temporary leave with pay
[ad_1] 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…
Charlotte, North Carolina Local News
Tuition for in-state undergraduates is going up across UNC system. What to know
[ad_1] The University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted to increase the cost of tuition for in-state undergraduate students. This is the first…
Tampa Bay, Florida Local News
Veteran students hope for changes to the Post-9/11 GI Bill
[ad_1] ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Logan Cappelli is a Coast Guard veteran and also a student at St. Pete College in Pinellas County and thanks to the…
Charlotte, North Carolina Local News
FFA grows in popularity while the farming industry faces challenges nationwide
[ad_1] TRIAD, N.C. — The student organization Future Farmers of America is growing in popularity. The program has more than one million participants nationwide and…
Tampa Bay, Florida Local News
A+ Teacher shares classroom experiences with parents
[ad_1] NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Avery Ortiz teaches first grade at Moon Lake Elementary. She has been teaching there for four years. Before…
Tampa Bay, Florida Local News
School board OKs closings, consolidations to adjust to declining enrollment
[ad_1] LARGO, Fla. — Tuesday, the Pinellas County Schools board unanimously approved a series of proposals to close and consolidate a handful of schools. The move,…
Tampa Bay, Florida Local News
Del Couch gives aspiring musicians the tools they need
[ad_1] PALMETTO, Fla. — Through his Del Couch Music Education Foundation, a Manatee County man is helping young people pursue their goal of being musicians,…
Tampa Bay, Florida Local News
Pinellas County schools add ‘pay to play’ fee for athletics
[ad_1] LARGO, Fla. — Students in Pinellas County Schools will have to pay a fee to play school sports. The school board made the…
Charlotte, North Carolina Local News
365 days of clean air: How Mecklenburg County kept the air healthy in 2025
[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For the first time in recent decades, Mecklenburg County recorded 365 days of clean air last year. According to the county’s…
Tampa Bay, Florida Local News
Florida Polytechnic celebrates opening of new Esports arena
[ad_1] LAKELAND, Fla. — Florida Polytechnic University is taking competitive video gaming a step further. On Friday, the university celebrated the opening of its new Esports…
Cleveland, Ohio Local News
Ohio elementary student brings cursive back to class
[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s a skill many adults learned in school, but for some younger students today, it can feel almost foreign — because…
Tampa Bay, Florida Local News
Pasco County Schools planning to create first K-8 campus in East Pasco
[ad_1] DADE CITY, Fla. — Pasco County School officials are looking at creating a new K-8 school campus. What You Need To Know Pasco County…
Tampa Bay, Florida Local News
Bay area schools weigh adding 2% and whole milk as options
[ad_1] TAMPA, Fla. — When President Donald Trump signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act in January, it paved the way for 2% and…
Tampa Bay, Florida Local News
LILLY Learning Center offers students new direction on path of education
[ad_1] ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. — A Pasco County entrepreneur is changing the perception of homeschooling. What You Need To Know Lexa Duno opened the LILLY Learning…
Tampa Bay, Florida Local News
How a two-year program in Pinellas turns staffers into teachers
[ad_1] PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Pinellas County Schools is gearing up to graduate its first class of teacher apprentices, an innovative program designed to promote support staff…
Cleveland, Ohio Local News
Ohio nonprofit receives $250,000 in NASA STEM Innovator Award
[ad_1] CLEVELAND — Helping students piece together parts and explore technology is Bill Scott’s passion. He’s the executive director of Youngstown nonprofit Advanced Methods in…
Charlotte, North Carolina Local News
Schools return in person after weather disruptions
[ad_1] GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — Many school districts in North Carolina are back in person after disruptions due to back-to-back winter storms. What You…