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From left are Marion County area superintendent Ann Hembrook, Pinellas County associate superintendent Kevin Hendrick and Denver Public Schools deputy superintendent Michael Ramirez. The Pinellas County School Board on April 20, 2022, selected the three as finalists to replace outgoing superintendent Mike Grego.
Pinellas schools to get new superintendent today
A roundup of Florida education news from around the state.
USF business dean chosen as president at University of North Florida
Moez Limayem, longtime dean of USF's Muma College of Business, was selected as the University of North Florida's seventh president.
Moez Limayem will be UNF’s seventh president, subject to approval by the state Board of Governors.
Florida rejected dozens of math textbooks. But only 3 reviewers found CRT violations.
One of the math books that have been flagged by the state of Florida for inappropriate content pictured in the Tampa Bay Times studio on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in St. Petersburg.
Those three reviewers were all linked to conservative political circles.
St. Petersburg City Council approves YMCA partnership middle school
The Pinellas County school district and the St. Petersburg YMCA have proposed a partnership middle school on 62nd Avenue NE, at the site of the old Riviera Middle School. This is an artist's rendering of the school from an aerial perspective.
The two-story school and 48,000-square-foot YMCA facility is projected to open in 2024.

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  1. Pinellas schools to get new superintendent today
    1 hour ago• Education
    From left are Marion County area superintendent Ann Hembrook, Pinellas County associate superintendent Kevin Hendrick and Denver Public Schools deputy superintendent Michael Ramirez. The Pinellas County School Board on April 20, 2022, selected the three as finalists to replace outgoing superintendent Mike Grego.
  2. Here are the top students at Pinellas private schools for 2022
    1 hour ago• Education
    Students from Pinellas County private schools are graduating this month along with their peers in area public schools.
  3. Introducing the valedictorians and salutatorians for Pinellas public schools
    2 hours ago• Education
    Seniors applaud at the conclusion of the Star-Spangled Banner during Pinellas Park High School's graduation ceremony at Tropicana Field in 2019. Ceremonies for the Class of 2022 begin Thursday at the Trop, where all but three Pinellas high schools will hold their commencements.
  5. USF business dean chosen as president at University of North Florida
    Yesterday• Education
    Moez Limayem, longtime dean of USF's Muma College of Business, was selected as the University of North Florida's seventh president.
  6. Florida school district overcomes community upset to build new campus
    Yesterday• Education
    For more than 40 years, the 500 block of 62nd Avenue NE in St. Petersburg was home to Riviera Middle School. The school closed in 2008 and was razed the following year. Now Pinellas school officials will use the parcel for a joint school and YMCA facility. [Times (2009)]
  7. St. Petersburg City Council approves YMCA partnership middle school
    May 13• St. Petersburg
    The Pinellas County school district and the St. Petersburg YMCA have proposed a partnership middle school on 62nd Avenue NE, at the site of the old Riviera Middle School. This is an artist's rendering of the school from an aerial perspective.
  8. A Florida school district’s superintendent search raises community questions
    May 13• Education
    Ajori Spencer chats with Ann Hembrook who is a finalist for the job of Pinellas Schools Superintendent as her husband Steve Hembrook watches on during a meet and greet at Pinellas County School District headquarters on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 in Largo.
  9. 3 vie to be Pinellas’ next school superintendent. Which one will prevail?
    May 13• Education
    The entrance to Pinellas County school district headquarters in Largo, where the School Board will meet on May 17, 2022, to choose a new superintendent.
  10. Florida rejected dozens of math textbooks. But only 3 reviewers found CRT violations.
    May 13• Politics
    One of the math books that have been flagged by the state of Florida for inappropriate content pictured in the Tampa Bay Times studio on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in St. Petersburg.
  11. $2M gift ensures future of Walker’s Rising Stars arts competition in Pinellas
    May 12• Education
    Philanthropist Jeffrey Walker, center, joins students rehearsing for the Walker’s Rising Stars competition at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg on Thursday, May 12, 2022. From left are Megan Bishop, Kiley Campbell, Christy Do, Luna Garcia, Walker, Pinellas Education Foundation CEO Stacy Baier, Meghan McMillin, Charlie Lane, Sophia Sapienza and Afeiyah Kamall.
  12. Being autistic in Florida means delayed diagnosis, delayed therapy
    May 12• Health
    Tyler Dumouchel, 5, is pictured playing May 6 at We Rock the Spectrum Playground in Clearwater. Tyler is autistic and the indoor gym is a safe space for him to run around. Some Florida parents complain that they have to wait months for their children to get diagnosed with autism, which then delays needed therapies.
  13. UF researchers grow plants using moon soil, making history. ‘Holy cow!’
    May 12• Education
    Rob Ferl, left, and Anna-Lisa Paul look at plates containing plants grown in samples of soil collected from the moon.
  14. Florida schools stirred up over library books, textbooks
    May 12• Education
    A Clockwork Orange, The Bluest Eye and The Awakening are three of several books conservative groups have tried to get removed from Florida public schools as containing pornographic material.
  15. Creeping COVID-19 cases result in few schools mask mandates
    May 11• Health
    Students wearing mask as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus line up to receive KN95 protective masks at Camden High School in Camden, N.J., on Feb. 9. U.S. COVID-19 cases are up, leading a smattering of school districts, particularly in the Northeast, to bring back mask mandates and recommendations for the first time since the omicron winter surge ended and as the country approaches 1 million deaths in the pandemic.
  16. Lawsuit over teaching about gender identity has effects in Florida schools
    May 11• Education
    Students protest at Gaither High in Tampa against Florida's 'parental rights in education" bills, which critics called the "Don't say gay" proposals, on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. The measures, now law, face a legal challenge.
  17. Hillsborough OKs road plan for new schools in south county
    May 11• Education
    The construction of Sumner High School near homes in the Southfork Lakes subdivision, Riverview, is shown in March 2020. Earlier this school year, the school already was 700 students over capacity. Tuesday, Hillsborough commissioners approved rezoning land in Wimauma that could pave the way for three new schools to be built.
  18. 20 Hillsborough schools will get new principals for 2022-23
    May 10• Education
    April Gillyard, photographed in 2019 in the Memorial Middle cafeteria, is returning to the school as principal for the coming year.
  19. Pinellas School Board moves to close NorthStar Academy in St. Petersburg
    May 10• Education
    NorthStar Academy of Pinellas is a charter school in St. Petersburg. The Pinellas County School Board on Tuesday gave the school a 90-day notice that it planned to terminate the school's contract, citing financial and enrollment issues.
  20. Several Pinellas schools to get new principals
    May 10• Education
    Sandy Lane Elementary School in Clearwater is one of several Pinellas County schools getting a new principal for 2022-23.
  21. Florida students win yearbook flap over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
    May 10• Education
    fter an outcry from students and parents over yearbook censorship, a Florida school board overruled their superintendent’s plan to cover up a page showing students waving rainbow flags and a “love is love” sign during a walkout against the state’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law. This photo shows a protest in Hillsborough County.
  22. Florida’s ‘intellectual freedom’ survey divides college campuses
    May 10• Education
    A view from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus in front of the USF St. Pete University Student Center on Monday, March 21, 2022 in St. Petersburg.
  23. Hillsborough County’s private schools celebrate their top students
    May 10• Education
    Hillsborough County's private-school graduates will join their peers from area public schools in celebration over the next few weeks.
  24. Meet the valedictorians and salutatorians from Hillsborough public schools
    May 10• Education
    Graduates take their seats during Durant High School's 2019 commencement at the Florida State Fairgrounds. Graduation season for Hillsborough County's Class of 2022 will run from May 17-28 this year, with most ceremonies scheduled for the Fairgrounds.
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