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USF St. Petersburg Regional Chancellor Christian Hardigree has an office that overlooks Bayboro Harbor. Her task as she settles into the job will be to retain the small campus's unique flavor while ensuring that it remains a vital part of a much larger university.
USF’s new St. Pete chancellor poses a question: ‘What are we going to become?’
Christian Hardigree is tasked with preserving the small campus’s identity while finding its place in the USF system.
Pasco school struggling with homelessness turns to basketball for help
Saryah Marryshow, 13, works on a shooting drill with other students during a charity basketball camp at Chasco Middle School on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, in Port Richey.
To aid its neediest students, Chasco Middle started a basketball camp where students pay with food donations.
How Latino students in Hillsborough are finding a path to college
Attendees of the Pasos al Futuro event listen to a presentation on Nov. 16 in Tampa. The presentation, which was held in Spanish, included information for Hispanic students and their parents on how to prepare for college.
The Spanish-only Pasos al futuro program promotes the importance of higher education.
School boards in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco choose leaders
Three Tampa Bay area school boards swore in new members and selected chairpersons to lead them for the next year during special meetings on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. The new chairpersons are, from left: Lisa Cane, Pinellas County; Nadia Combs, Hillsborough County and Megan Harding, Pasco County.
They also swore in newly elected members, including some who embrace Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push for parents’ rights.

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  1. USF’s new St. Pete chancellor poses a question: ‘What are we going to become?’
    Yesterday• Education
    USF St. Petersburg Regional Chancellor Christian Hardigree has an office that overlooks Bayboro Harbor. Her task as she settles into the job will be to retain the small campus's unique flavor while ensuring that it remains a vital part of a much larger university.
  2. How Latino students in Hillsborough are finding a path to college
    Nov. 24• Hillsborough
    Attendees of the Pasos al Futuro event listen to a presentation on Nov. 16 in Tampa. The presentation, which was held in Spanish, included information for Hispanic students and their parents on how to prepare for college.
  3. Pasco school struggling with homelessness turns to basketball for help
    Nov. 23• Education
    Saryah Marryshow, 13, works on a shooting drill with other students during a charity basketball camp at Chasco Middle School on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, in Port Richey.
  5. Court sides with University of Florida in COVID campus shutdown case
    Nov. 22• Education
    In this Aug. 22 photo, students walk around the University of Florida campus in Gainesville.
  6. School boards in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco choose leaders
    Nov. 22• Education
    Three Tampa Bay area school boards swore in new members and selected chairpersons to lead them for the next year during special meetings on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. The new chairpersons are, from left: Lisa Cane, Pinellas County; Nadia Combs, Hillsborough County and Megan Harding, Pasco County.
  7. Hillsborough teens offer after-school lessons, and get something in return
    Nov. 22• Education
    Students from Hillsborough High's Science Buddies service club work with kids at Seminole Elementary to see how many pennies they can support with aluminum foil boats on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.
  8. Sex education dispute takes center stage in Hillsborough County schools
    Nov. 18• Education
    Claudia Isom, an independent hearing officer, listens to audience members speak at the Hillsborough County school district headquarters on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, in Tampa.
  9. Dozens show up to oppose sex education curriculum for Hillsborough schools
    Nov. 17• Education
    Audience members listen during a forum Thursday on Hillsborough County's sex education curriculum. The forum in Tampa was led by Claudia Isom, an independent hearing officer.
  10. Judge stops enforcement of Stop WOKE Act at Florida colleges, universities
    Nov. 17• Education
    Adriana Novoa, a USF professor, and Sam Rechek, an undergraduate student filed a lawsuit calling for an end to Florida's Stop WOKE Act. A judge has granted a preliminary injunction against the law at Florida colleges and universities.
  11. Florida universities seek leaders to fit ambitious missions
    Nov. 17• Education
    The University of South Florida has spent more than six months seeking a replacement for provost Ralph Wilcox, shown here touring the school's Bellini Center for Talent Development.
  12. USF restarts provost search after 4 finalists don’t make the cut
    Nov. 16• Education
    University of South Florida President Rhea Law said during interviews for her job that hiring a new provost would be one of her top priorities.
  13. Homeless students undercounted in schools across Florida and the nation
    Nov. 16• Education
    A broom closet in Northside Elementary School in Bay County is filled with donated shoes for students whose homes were destroyed by Hurricane Michael in 2018.
  14. DeSantis education politics loom large over Broward County
    Nov. 15• Education
    Superintendent Dr. Vickie Cartwright and school board member Lori Alhadeff during a Broward School Board meeting at the Kathleen C. Wright Center in Fort Lauderdale on Monday.
  15. UF student body president no longer faces impeachment for her Ben Sasse vote
    Nov. 14• Education
    Lauren Lemasters directs a question to Sen. Ben Sasse during a University of Florida board of trustees on Nov. 1, 2022, in Gainesville. The resolution to impeach her will not be moving forward after a nine-member committee voted it down.
  16. Florida sits at center of national debate over education policy
    Nov. 14• Education
    Gov. DeSantis is presented with "The Liberty Sword" during the Moms for Liberty National Summit on Friday, July 15, 2022 in Tampa. DeSantis and the organization are on the leading edge of a national push for more right-leaning cultural policies in schools.
  17. After Texas ruling, where does student loan forgiveness stand?
    Nov. 12• Education
    President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt relief at Delaware State University in October.
  18. DeSantis expected to keep pressure on Florida schools in second term
    Nov. 11• Education
    Ron DeSantis speaks to a crowd of supporters during his election night party at the Tampa Convention Center on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Tampa, Florida.
  19. US judge in Texas strikes down Biden student-loan forgiveness plan
    Nov. 11• News
    President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt relief at Delaware State University, Oct. 21 in Dover, Del. A U.S. judge in Texas on Thursday blocked Biden's plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness.
  20. Florida schools close ahead of Tropical Storm Nicole
    Nov. 10• Education
    Tropical Storm Nicole made landfall near Vero Beach around 3 a.m. on Thursday. The storm was a category 1 at landfall but was quickly downgraded to a tropical storm.
  21. Florida universities push back on proposed new rules for faculty tenure
    Nov. 10• Education
    A view from the St. Petersburg campus of the University of South Florida, one of several state universities that have expressed concern about a proposed statewide policy for reviewing tenured faculty.
  22. For Tampa Bay’s new school board members, the campaign ends and work begins
    Nov. 9• Education
    The names of two new school board members soon will be added to this sign outside the Pinellas County school district headquarters in Largo. The hard work of becoming effective in the job comes next, veteran board members said.
  23. Ben Sasse confirmed as UF president, will start in February with $1M salary
    Nov. 9• Education
    Sen. Ben Sasse listens to public comments during a University of Florida board of trustees meeting on Nov. 1, where he was selected as the school's next president. The state Board of Governors confirmed the pick on Wednesday at its meeting in Tampa.
  24. Pinellas schools will be closed Thursday for Tropical Storm Nicole.
    Nov. 9• Education
    A view of Pinellas County school district headquarters in Largo on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. The district will close Thursday because of Tropical Storm Nicole.
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