Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
The Pinellas County School Board votes Tuesday on a consolidation plan that merges Bay Point Elementary and Bay Point Middle into a K-8 school, triggering a community renaming process, while Dunedin-area families face attendance-zone changes at five local campuses.
Education
The Pinellas County School Board votes Tuesday on a consolidation plan that merges Bay Point Elementary and Bay Point Middle into a K-8 school, triggering a community renaming process, while Dunedin-area families face attendance-zone changes at five local campuses.
The Pinellas County School Board votes Tuesday on a consolidation plan that merges Bay Point Elementary and Bay Point Middle into a K-8 school, triggering a community renaming process, while Dunedin-area families face attendance-zone changes at five local campuses.
Education
The Class of 2027 at Palm Harbor University High and Dunedin High will be the first Florida graduates required to complete a standalone half-credit personal finance course covering bank accounts, credit scores, taxes and debt.
Education
Pinellas Superintendent Kevin Hendrick pulled Sexton Elementary from the Oct. 13 school-closure vote after board members questioned the plan, giving families more time but leaving six other schools up for a vote.
Education
Pinellas County Schools holds its North County Magnet and Fundamental Fair at Dunedin High School on Oct. 21, giving Palm Harbor and Dunedin families a chance to explore school-choice options weeks before applications open in January.
Education
The Pinellas Education Foundation announced a STEM innovation center at the Gus A. Stavros Institute in Largo and honored four educators at its 40th-anniversary ChangeMakers Breakfast, including one whose literacy initiative has reached Dunedin High and Palm Harbor University High.
Education
The Pinellas County School Board approved a nearly $7 million contract with A.D. Morgan Corporation to remodel Dunedin High School's auditorium, passing the project on its consent agenda Sept. 22 while the district simultaneously weighs closing seven other schools to save $25 million.
Education
Pinellas County Schools recommends closing Tarpon Springs Fundamental Elementary and Tarpon Springs Middle after 2026-27 to create a new fundamental K-8 on the middle school's campus, part of a seven-school closure plan the board votes on Oct. 13.
Education
Pinellas County Schools opened community meetings on its $25 million closure and boundary plan, with site sessions running through Oct. 1 and a board vote set for Oct. 13; North County families face attendance zone changes at Dunedin, Garrison-Jones, Sandy Lane and San Jose elementary schools and Carwise Middle.
Education
A Pinellas County mother's formal complaint over her son's special education plan reflects a national 46% spike in written special ed complaints, driven by funding shortfalls and staffing gaps.
Education
Florida's Department of Health is accepting public comment through Sept. 14 on a proposal to drop chickenpox, Hepatitis B, Hib and pneumococcal vaccine requirements for Pre-K through 12th grade students, a change that would affect all Pinellas County schools as local immunization rates continue to decline.
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The head of the Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association says the Amira Learning AI program, which K-3 students use 30 to 40 minutes weekly, frequently mismarks words — a concern with high stakes because Amira scores can determine whether a third-grader advances to fourth grade.
Education
Pinellas County Schools expects 3,800 fewer students this fall, costing $13 million in state funding and driving consolidation talks that could affect Dunedin and Palm Harbor campuses, even as the district adds dual enrollment programs and new campus rules for the 2026-27 year.
Education
Pinellas County Schools banned smart glasses, including Meta Ray-Ban models, from all campuses starting Aug. 11, citing student privacy concerns, while smart watches are restricted to location tracking and telling time only.
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