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Academy of the Holy Names Catholic School in Tampa is one of several religious schools in Florida that accepts tax credit scholarships.
Florida religious schools face no change after high court voucher ruling
A roundup of Florida education news from around the state.
Hillsborough sets quicker timetable for study of school boundaries
During the 2021-22 school year, only 39 percent of students in the attendance area for Giunta Middle School were enrolled there, with most families opting for choices such as magnet programs and charter schools. The Riverview school has a D grade from the state. A new study will take a closer look at Hillsborough County's school boundaries, which officials say are outdated.
The School Board also gave superintendent Addison Davis a contract extension at its Tuesday meeting.
Florida unaffected by high court ruling on public aid for private schools
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the U.S. Supreme Court's majority opinion in the school voucher case, Carson vs. Makin.
The state already includes religious schools in its scholarship programs, in alignment with the Supreme Court’s direction.
Tampa Bay schools ramp up efforts to ready children for kindergarten
Teacher Ashlie Brierley helps Nyla Kramer write a sentence while Aaron Acosta-Horsman, right, draws a dinosaur in a Rising Kindergarten class at Dunedin Elementary on Wednesday, June 15, 2022.
After a pandemic that kept many kids out of preschool and hurt reading scores, districts expanded summer programs.

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  1. Florida religious schools face no change after high court voucher ruling
    Jun. 24• Education
    Academy of the Holy Names Catholic School in Tampa is one of several religious schools in Florida that accepts tax credit scholarships.
  2. Florida unaffected by high court ruling on public aid for private schools
    Jun. 23• Education
    Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the U.S. Supreme Court's majority opinion in the school voucher case, Carson vs. Makin.
  3. Growing Florida school district seeks to speed major attendance zone shifts
    Jun. 23• Education
    Madison Middle School is one of Hillsborough County's underutilized campuses. District officials are making plans to balance enrollments across the county.
  5. Judge may soon rule on Florida ‘Stop WOKE’ act on race-related instruction
    Jun. 22• Politics
    U.S. District Judge Mark Walker speaking during 2016 graduation ceremonies at the Florida State University College of Law.
  6. Hillsborough sets quicker timetable for study of school boundaries
    Jun. 22• Education
    During the 2021-22 school year, only 39 percent of students in the attendance area for Giunta Middle School were enrolled there, with most families opting for choices such as magnet programs and charter schools. The Riverview school has a D grade from the state. A new study will take a closer look at Hillsborough County's school boundaries, which officials say are outdated.
  7. Florida schools focus on kindergarten in effort to improve reading
    Jun. 22• Education
    Landon Aponte and a classmate play with puppets in Ashlie Brierley's class at Dunedin Elementary on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Dunedin.
  8. Hillsborough board votes to change Tampa school’s Native American mascot
    Jun. 22• Education
    Chamberlain High School's "Chiefs" logo, pictured on Oct. 20, 2021, is visible on the building at 9401 N Blvd. in Tampa. By a 5-1 vote, the Hillsborough County School Board on Tuesday sided with the school’s Student Government Association, which recommended retiring the "Chiefs" mascot after consulting with Native American parents who called for the change and alumni leaders who opposed it.
  9. Hillsborough board approves new principals at 17 schools
    Jun. 21• Education
    Jefferson High School is one of 17 schools in Hillsborough County that received new principals on June 21.
  10. Tampa Bay schools ramp up efforts to ready children for kindergarten
    Jun. 21• Education
    Teacher Ashlie Brierley helps Nyla Kramer write a sentence while Aaron Acosta-Horsman, right, draws a dinosaur in a Rising Kindergarten class at Dunedin Elementary on Wednesday, June 15, 2022.
  11. DeSantis endorses school board candidates who back his agenda
    Jun. 21• Education
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks moments before signing the Parental Rights in Education bill in March. He has based his first round of school board endorsements on candidate support of this bill and other parts of his agenda.
  12. Florida prepares for heated school board election season
    Jun. 20• Education
    Candidates wait to answer questions from the audience during the Tiger Bay candidate forum for the Hillsborough School Board on Friday, June 17, 2022, at The Cuban Club in Tampa.
  13. Hillsborough superintendent Addison Davis is up for a longer contract
    Jun. 20• Education
    Hillsborough County School Board members will consider a contract extension Tuesday for superintendent Addison Davis, who has been working for the district since early 2020.
  14. Whatever happened to former USF president Steve Currall?
    Jun. 20• Education
    Steve Currall stepped down as University of South Florida president last July and took a 15-month professional development leave. Lately, he's been researching as a Harvard University visiting scholar.
  15. Tough issues await as Pinellas’ new superintendent prepares to take over
    Jun. 18• Education
    Kevin Hendrick, currently the Pinellas County school district's chief academic officer, begins his new role as superintendent on July 1.
  16. Hillsborough School Board candidates are cautious as they launch campaigns
    Jun. 17• Education
    From left, Aly Legge, Karen Perez and Roshaun Gendrett wait their turn to answer questions during the Tiger Bay forum for Hillsborough County School Board candidates on Friday, June 17, 2022, at The Cuban Club in Tampa. The three are running for the District 6 seat, now held by Perez.
  17. Tampa Bay school board races are set amid high political interest
    Jun. 17• Education
    Voters will select school board members in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties in the August and November elections.
  18. Florida’s free speech fight rolls on at schools, universities
    Jun. 17• Education
    A view of Library West at the center of the University of Florida campus in Gainesville.
  19. UF responded well to free speech allegations, report says
    Jun. 17• Education
    A look at the University Auditorium at the center of the University of Florida campus in Gainesville. An investigation found the university was in compliance with principles of accreditation after allegations last year that it had stifled academic freedom.
  20. Former US Central Command chief will head new USF security institute
    Jun. 17• Education
    Kenneth F. “Frank” McKenzie, a retired Marine Corps general and former chief of U.S. Central Command based in Tampa, was named executive director of USF's new Global and National Security Institute on June 15, 2022.
  21. USF announces leadership changes at its Muma College of Business
    Jun. 16• Education
    Gary Patterson will become University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus dean and serve as dean of the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance.
  22. New lines drawn over Florida law on parental rights, gender instruction
    Jun. 16• Education
    Demonstrators protest inside the Florida State Capitol on March 7 as House Republicans advanced a bill, limiting instruction of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. President Biden has issued an executive order aimed at curbing legislation like Florida's.
  23. DeSantis signals he will support USF science center next year, officials say
    Jun. 15• Education
    A rendering of the Environmental and Oceanographic Sciences building planned for the University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus.
  24. One Hillsborough school prepares to scrap its Native American mascot, another does not
    Jun. 15• Education
    Chamberlain High School's "Chiefs" logo, pictured on Oct. 20, 2022, is visible on the building at 9401 N Blvd. in Tampa.
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