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Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Wagner, Ringling College's vice-president for finance and administration, to a five-year term.
12/20/2019 By Staff
Paying tribute
The organizations plan to commemorate Dorothye Smith, the first African-American principal to be hired at an integrated Sarasota County school.
12/20/2019 By Shelby Schwartz
Marine corps
Over the last nine years, the Youth Ocean Conservation Summit has awarded 140 mini-grants to help young people start environmental initiatives.
12/04/2019 By Shelby Schwartz
Education
The governor's proposal would raise Florida teachers' starting salaries from $37,636 to $47,500.
10/07/2019 By Staff
October is the coolest month
Led by educator Joanna Fox, creative writing students from Booker Middle School will be typing up poems inspired by random words plucked from a jar.
10/03/2019 By Cooper Levey-Baker
Slime time
The convention will feature several "VIP Slimers," plus an ASMR film festival.
09/11/2019 By Olivia Epstein
History Buffs
Offering everything from live events to a podcast, Compass Rose will lead you down a rabbit hole of Sarasota history.
08/30/2019 By Sarafina Murphy-Gibson
The school was recognized for its performance during the 2018-19 school year.
08/27/2019 By Staff
Dr. Laura Kingsley will serve as a site coordinator representative for a three-year term.
08/22/2019 By Staff
Awards
Hamley, a Reading Recovery teacher, has taught at Venice Elementary School for 16 of her 25 years as a teacher.
08/21/2019 By Staff
Health
Students starting at area public schools for the first time are required to have a school-entry physical.
08/02/2019 Photography by Staff
Hog U
Next month's Niman Ranch Next Generation Scholarship Dinner highlights the benefits of humanely and sustainably raised livestock.
07/19/2019 By Cooper Levey-Baker
Biz Town
The $20,000 donation comes from Baird Inc. and the Gail Baird Foundation.
05/31/2019 By Staff
Scholarships
Each recipient will receive $10,000 over four years to help offset the cost of college tuition and expenses.
05/28/2019 By Staff
Pine View School senior Lucas Giffard is the fourth recipient of the annual scholarship.
05/13/2019 By Staff
The Cambridge program was first implemented at Sarasota High School in 2011.
04/17/2019 Photography by Staff
Pep Talk
Thursday's event also included the announcement of next year's lineup, which includes Annie Leibovitz, Rick Steves and more.
04/11/2019 By Cooper Levey-Baker
The school system, with the assistance of Sprint's 1Million Project Foundation, aims to help almost 1,000 students in Sarasota County.
04/09/2019 By Staff
The Congressional Teacher Awards, established by Buchanan in 2014, are given out annually to special Suncoast teachers for their outstanding achievements on behalf of students.
04/09/2019 Photography by Staff
Bernadette Pletcher is assistant principal at Palmetto's Tillman Elementary; she helped guide the school from an F grade to a B grade.
04/05/2019 By Staff
