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SPC begins inviting students to $10,000 degree program

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:06:25 EDT

St. Petersburg College is moving forward with plans to offer a $10,000 degree, the higher-ed version of a unicorn frolicking in the Fountain of Youth.

Pasco school district to create choice task force

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:00:23 EDT

Repeating criticisms of his district's school choice options as lacking, Pasco superintendent Kurt Browning on Tuesday announced he would create a high-level task force to explore adding more education …

Florida education news: Superintendents, budget cuts, teacher pay raises and more

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:58:00 EDT

DONE DEAL: The Hernando County School Board approves a contract for its new superintendent, Lori Romano.

Governor's Office offers guidance on teacher raises in budget

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:07 EDT

At the same time Gov. Rick Scott prepared to sign Florida's 2014 budget, he delivered to school district superintendents some details on how to implement one of his top priorities in the budget -- raises for teachers.

King is new principal of Steinbrenner High School

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:37:45 EDT

Kelly King is the new principal of Steinbrenner High School.

The Hillsborough County School Board appointed King, now assistant principal for curriculum at Steinbrenner, to replace Brenda Grasso. Grasso was promoted recently to area director.

King joined the school district in 2001.

St. Petersburg SRO named Officer of the Year

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:18:42 EDT

Officer Dan Carvin, a long-time school resource officer at Tyrone Middle School, will be honored by the Pinellas County School Board tonight for his dedication and service.

Help buy books for a low-income school

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:23:54 EDT

Gradebook received this request from the media director at Sligh Middle Magnet School, a long-struggling school in a lower-income neighborhood in north Tampa.

The director, Joshua Newhouse, is trying to raise funds through a website to enhance the book collection at his school. They hope to raise $3,000 by May 30 and have made …

Parents, students petition to keep Spanish classes at Zephyrhills High

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:13:41 EDT

Word spread quickly last week that Zephyrhills High School principal Andy Frelick planned to cut Spanish classes and offer French instead. Spanish would be available only as an online course. People were not happy.

Florida education news: Prom, vetoes, budget cuts and more

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:03:12 EDT

PROM TIME: A River Ridge High School junior's prom experience ends in acrimony and upset, a far cry from the fun time she had hoped for.

Seven Pinellas schools could get pilot merit pay plan

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:15:56 EDT

After promising to improve its merit pay plan for teachers, the Pinellas County School District is poised to roll out a pilot plan at seven schools. The plan could solve one of the biggest complaints about merit pay - that many teachers were evaluated based on students they never taught.