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Oakstead Elementary School first grader Hari Patel, 6, delivers a note to Santa on behalf of his sister while attending the school’s Winter Fest on Thursday, Dec 1, 2022, in Land O' Lakes.
Florida schools focus on tradition, not religion, as they handle holidays
A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
St. Petersburg program teaches parents how to help kids learn
Ulas Butler, United Way Suncoast’s senior manager of early learning and family engagement, leads a 'Learn & Play' session.
In a Pinellas classroom, families work with educators to close the development gap.
New Florida laws on classroom topics make teaching about the holidays trickier
Lainey O’Neil, 4, left, joins fourth grade gifted teacher Kristin Thompson with her son Colton, 2, center, at a tub of gifts during the Winter Fest at Oakstead Elementary in Land O' Lakes on Thursday. Families enjoyed holiday-themed games, a cocoa stand, a choir performance and food trucks during the annual nondenominational event.
It’s best to stick with the time-honored maxim “teach, don’t preach,” some educators say.
Hillsborough pushes public meetings for school boundary changes to January
Superintendent Addison Davis had announced the meetings in a presentation to the school board on Nov. 1.
School board chairperson Nadia Combs wants time to “get it right” before showing plans to residents.

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  1. Hillsborough Commission ponders vape sales restrictions
    3 hours ago• Hillsborough
    Hillsborough County Commissioner Michael Owen is asking county staff to investigate a potential ordinance that would prohibit sale of electronic cigarettes, also known as vaping, within 500 feet of a school.
  2. St. Petersburg program teaches parents how to help kids learn
    Earlier today• News
    Ulas Butler, United Way Suncoast’s senior manager of early learning and family engagement, leads a 'Learn & Play' session.
  3. Florida schools focus on tradition, not religion, as they handle holidays
    Earlier today• Education
    Oakstead Elementary School first grader Hari Patel, 6, delivers a note to Santa on behalf of his sister while attending the school’s Winter Fest on Thursday, Dec 1, 2022, in Land O' Lakes.
  5. New Florida laws on classroom topics make teaching about the holidays trickier
    Yesterday• Education
    Lainey O’Neil, 4, left, joins fourth grade gifted teacher Kristin Thompson with her son Colton, 2, center, at a tub of gifts during the Winter Fest at Oakstead Elementary in Land O' Lakes on Thursday. Families enjoyed holiday-themed games, a cocoa stand, a choir performance and food trucks during the annual nondenominational event.
  6. More than 100 animatronic dinosaurs and dragons on display in New Port Richey
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Charles Zidar gives a tour of the "Dinos & Dragons" exhibit at the Harry Schwettman Education Center in New Port Richey on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.
  7. Expecting pushback, Florida school boards work to perfect boundary changes
    Yesterday• Education
    McLane Middle School in Brandon is one of the Hillsborough County schools that could see its attendance boundaries revised. [EVE EDELHEIT | Times]
  8. Hillsborough pushes public meetings for school boundary changes to January
    Yesterday• Education
    Superintendent Addison Davis had announced the meetings in a presentation to the school board on Nov. 1.
  9. St. Petersburg police accuse teacher of having sex with 16-year-old student
    Dec. 5• Crime
    Conor Westrate, 31, was arrested Friday and faces a charge of unlawful sexual activity with minors, records show. Westrate, a teacher in Pinellas County, had sex with a 16-year-old student, according to an arrest affidavit from the St. Petersburg Police Department.
  10. Florida’s required school immunizations fell to 10-year low
    Dec. 5• Education
    The percentage of kindergarten students in Florida completing the immunizations required to enter school during the 2021-2022 year is the lowest since the 2010-2011 school year.
  11. School board politics continue to play out across Florida
    Dec. 5• Education
    Broward County School Board member-elect Rodney Velez, shown speaking at a candidate forum, has yet to be sworn in because of eligibility questions and might be replaced by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
  12. Florida school boards to revisit limits on comments at meetings
    Dec. 2• Education
    Sawyer Rosenheim, 10, of St. Petersburg, stands at a podium while making a public comment during a regular meeting of the Pinellas County school board on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021.
  13. After criticism, Pinellas School Board may rethink public comment rule
    Dec. 1• Education
    The Pinellas County School Board stopped live streaming the public participation portion of its meetings in the fall of 2021, amid stated concerns that speakers might not understand their personal information was appearing on the internet.
  14. Florida schools alter schedules amid weather woes
    Dec. 1• Education
    Pinellas County students will have a shortened spring break after their schools closed for several days during hurricane season. Schools served as evacuation shelters for some of those days off.
  15. Incoming UF president Ben Sasse abstained from Senate vote on marriage act
    Nov. 30• Education
    U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, listens to a question during a University of Florida board of trustees meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. The board later chose him to become UF's 13th president, starting in February.
  16. Pinellas schools may shorten spring break to make up day lost to hurricane
    Nov. 30• Education
    The Pinellas County School Board next week will discuss a recommendation that March 20, 2023, serve as a makeup day for time lost to Hurricane Nicole. That's the Monday after spring break week, which was scheduled as an off day for students but not most district employees.
  17. Ballet shoes give Tampa Bay homeless students sense of ‘security’
    Nov. 30• Education
    Students from the Patricia J. Sullivan Partnership School with ballet teacher Hannah Box, center left, and Alice Santana, vice president of education at The Straz Center pictured on Nov. 4. Thanks to a program from the Patel Conservatory, the children receive free ballet classes every week.
  18. Flipped Florida school boards dump their superintendents
    Nov. 30• Education
    Newly elected school board members across Florida are taking actions that demonstrate elections have consequences.
  19. Court upholds Florida school board rule against Moms for Liberty challenge
    Nov. 29• Education
    Julie Gebhards, of Lithia, speaks during the public comment portion of a Hillsborough County School Board in February 2022. Some school boards have rules limiting the scope of comments during their meetings, and a federal appellate court has upheld those rules as within their purview after a challenge by Moms for Liberty.
  20. Florida’s new-look school boards take charge
    Nov. 28• Education
    Broward County school Superintendent Dr. Vickie L. Cartwright, left, with newly elected school board members Jeff Holness, Brenda Fam and Allen Zeman during Tuesday's swearing-in ceremony at Fort Lauderdale High School,
  21. USF’s new St. Pete chancellor poses a question: ‘What are we going to become?’
    Nov. 25• 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
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