Apollo Beach
Apollo Beach, FL · Education
WFLA
Attorney General alleges- teacher called out student for conservative views
Tampa Bay Times
After parent outcry, Pinellas school board open to changing closure plan
Dozens of parents — the vast majority of them from Tarpon Springs — urged the Pinellas County school board Tuesday to consider alternatives to superintendent Kevin Hendrick’s recently released school closure plans.
hernandosun.com
Trick play pays off as Hurricanes earn first win
SPRING HILL – Gabriel Howell hadn’t touched the ball on offense all game long and hadn’t thrown a single pass this season. So with the game hanging in the balance on Friday night, the Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High sophomore admitted he was a little nervous. “I thought...
Herald-Tribune
Florida college upheaval takes center stage in new documentary
A new documentary examining the transformation of New College of Florida from liberal haven to conservative bastion is making stops across the state as part of a nationwide theatrical run. “First They Came for My College” follows students, professors and staff at the state's Sarasota-based college after Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies reshaped the school’s leadership in 2023. "When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stages a coup at New College, the state’s beloved public honors college, students and professors confront a new reality: their campus is ground zero in an unprecedented nationwide assault on academic freedom and diversity," the film's promotional blurb says. Directed by Patrick Xavier Bresnan , the 105-minute film combines firsthand accounts, archival footage and observational filmmaking to chronicle the fallout from the state’s intervention at New College, Florida’s designated public honors college. Bresnan’s previous credits include the documentaries “ Pahokee ” and “ Naked Gardens .” The film premiered at the True/False Film Fest in Missouri before screening at SXSW and other festivals nationwide. According to the filmmakers, the documentary grew out of efforts to document the rapid changes at New College and their impact on students, faculty members and the campus community. The title references
Bay News 9
There's a new vibe for River Ridge High football
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — There is a revival going on in the River Ridge football program. The man who started this rebuild four years ago was head coach Fred Reid. “I’m always up for a good challenge. When I figured out what the challenge was, you know, I stepped up, and I wanted that challenge,” said Reid after a recent practice.
tbbwmag.com
Tampa Bay Christian Academy buys 160,000-square-foot Tampa property for new campus
Tampa Bay Christian Academy has acquired the 160,000-square-foot Floriland Office Center at 9309 N. Florida Ave. for a new campus, giving the roughly 600-student Christian school room for classrooms, offices, a cafeteria, outdoor recreation and future enrollment growth. The academy spent two years looking for that combination before finding Floriland,...
stpetecatalyst.com
USF St. Pete adds four-year nursing degree for workforce pipeline
A years-long effort to expand Pinellas County’s nursing workforce has reached incoming college freshmen, as the University of South Florida St. Petersburg launches its first traditional four-year nursing degree this fall. At least 60 students have enrolled in the inaugural Freshman Nursing Pathway, which allows students to enter USF...