Education

Philanthropy

Barancik Foundation Launches Fellowship Program for Teacher Renewal

The program will provide as many as 25 awards to Sarasota County educators, each totaling up to $12,000.

02/09/2022 By Staff

Fast Track

Community Day School Announces 2021-2022 Board of Trustees

Joining the board this year are Lori Dorman, Rick Siegel, Melissa Walsh and Fred Starling

02/07/2022 By Staff

Fast Track

Booker High School Names New Head Football Coach

Scottie Littles has previously served twice as Booker's assistant coach.

02/04/2022 By Staff

Conservation

Disney Fund Helps New College Support Shark Habitats

New College professor Dr. Jayne Gardiner has received a $49,800 grant for her research on great hammerhead sharks in lower Tampa Bay.

02/03/2022 By Staff

If You Build It

Tiny Home Becomes a Hands-On Training Tool for Sarasota Students

Students at Suncoast Technical College put their textbook skills to work and built a tiny home on campus.

02/03/2022 By Kim Doleatto

Education

New College Will Host Inauguration Week for New President

Festivities include an academic showcase, virtual mini-classes, a juried student art exhibit, and a Black history symposium called "Reclaiming Wellness."

02/02/2022 By Staff

Graduates

Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties Graduates 22 Youth

The graduates come from Boys & Girls Clubs' STAR and PYE programs.

01/27/2022 By Staff

Education

School District of Manatee County Base Salaries to Increase

The Manatee County school board is scheduled to vote on approval of the ratified agreement at its meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 8.

01/26/2022 By Staff

Education

CreArte Latino Cultural Center Launches English Classes for Spanish Speakers

Class starts Jan. 26 and will meet every Wednesday for five weeks, from 7-8:30 p.m., via Zoom

01/26/2022 By Staff

Workforce Development

PGT Innovations Launches New Training Program for Sarasota County Students

The program offers hands-on training in a variety of industrial jobs.

01/25/2022 By Staff

Scholarships

Safe Children Coalition Receives Grant to Support Scholarships

These $20,000 will directly support SCC's Achievers program and eight-10 Achievers with scholarships.

01/18/2022 By Staff

Education

Community Foundation Accepting Scholarship Applications Through Feb. 15

Students under the age of 24 are eligible for more than 70 scholarships opportunities.

01/05/2022 By Staff

Energy

New College Student Awarded Federal Grant for Solar Carport

Antonia Ginsberg-Klemmt invented GismoPower, a portable, solar-powered carport.

01/04/2022 By Staff

Education

New Grant Will Help Early Learning Coalition Build Mobile Classroom

The Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County was recently awarded a grant from PNC Bank to make a "STEAM Machine" out of an old school bus.

01/04/2022 By Staff

Bug Business

A Local Teenager Turns His Love of Creepy Creatures Into a Moneymaker

Andrew Pugliese's menagerie includes eight tarantulas, five scorpions and one Madagascar hissing cockroach.

01/03/2022 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Grants

Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County Awarded $30,000 Grant

The funding will be used to create a new "STEAM Machine" mobile classroom.

12/23/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Sarasota Attorney Named Adjunct Professor for Stetson College of Law

Ben Sorrell's practice at Syprett Meshad is focused on real estate, commercial litigation, and personal injury.

12/20/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Sarasota County Schools Police Department Names New Chief

Duane Oakes has been named the school district's new chief of police and executive director of safety and security, effective Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.

12/17/2021 By Staff

You Must Remember Hiss

Brilliant, Imperious and Public-Spirited, Philip Hiss Helped Establish Sarasota’s Claims to Fame

Of all the fabulous characters who made Sarasota what it is today, Hiss is the great mystery.

12/14/2021 By Robert Plunket

Education

New College Forges New Guaranteed Admission Agreements With Other Florida Colleges

New College of Florida will soon guarantee admission to any students who have earned an associate in arts degree from one of five other Florida schools.

12/13/2021 By Staff