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Pinellas County School Board
The Scoop: Fri., September 29, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
Naples Capitol breacher caught A member of the ‘Proud Boys’ extremist group, who disappeared days before his sentencing in the U.S. Capitol riot case in...
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The Scoop: Tues., September 26, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
FL congressional map trial A federal trial over the constitutionality of Florida’s congressional map gets underway this morning in Tallahassee. Civil rights groups and voters...
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Florida Department of Education will review Asian-American and Pacific-Islander history standards
The Florida Department of Education is preparing to review academic standards related to Asian-American and Pacific-Islander history.
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The Scoop: Mon., September 25, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
Rays Stadium cost Last week the Tampa Bay Rays announced plans to build a new $1.3 billion dollar stadium in St. Petersburg if the team...
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The Scoop: Fri., September 22, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
Educational support raises School nurses, classroom aides, and other educational support professionals in Hillsborough County will likely receive raises. This comes after Wednesday night’s negotiation...
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Richard Corcoran makes a pitch to remove ‘interim’ from his title as president of New College of Florida
New College of Florida Interim President Richard Corcoran made his case for the permanent job to students and employees.
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Pinellas School Board candidates forum
Several public schools in South St. Petersburg have been labeled “Failure Factories” by the Tampa Bay Times after an investigation found chronic low performance among the worst in the state; at a forum in St....
‘Failure Factories’ reporters discuss Times’ series on failing schools in Pinellas
On Today’s Radioactivity, Host Rob Lorei speaks with Lisa Gartner and Michael LaForgia, two reporters who worked on the Tampa Bay Times investigative series “Failure Factories”, which chronicles the fallout from a 2007 decision by the Pinellas...
Pinellas School Board member reacts to Times report
This week the Tampa Bay Times began publishing results of an investigation into several low-performing elementary schools called “Why Pinellas County is the worst place in Florida to be black and go to public school.”...
