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Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 26, 2018

Pinellas County Commission Chair Ken Welch is endorsing Jeff Larsen for Pinellas County School Board in a new ad released Wednesday. Larsen ran against incumbent Terry Krassner for the countywide seat and Lisa Cane, a mother of four in the August Primary. Krassner lost, leaving Larsen to run against Cane in the General election. “Jeff Larsen […]

Drew WilsonApril 21, 2018

ESPN’s Jemele Hill will be in St. Petersburg Saturday to give a talk and field questions at a League of Women Voters event. The chief correspondent and senior columnist for ESPN’s The Undefeated will offer her thoughts on the role that celebrity brings to public service and how she has used her platform for that […]

Ana CeballosMarch 12, 2018

The superintendent for Pinellas County public schools is slamming the proposed state budget that lawmakers are poised to pass Sunday because he says it will leave his school district with a nearly $3 million funding deficit. “It’s clear that the additional safe schools and mental health funding has come on the backs of teachers and […]

Peter SchorschAugust 25, 2016

Former Gov. Charlie Crist heard many messages from Pinellas educators during a roundtable discussion Thursday. But one message stood out: There’s a “disconnect” between schools, upper-level administrators and policymakers. Policymakers and administrators have created a rigid, one-size-fits-all system that prevents teachers and schools from being flexible enough to meet the needs of individual students and […]

Ken Welch endorses Jeff Larsen for Pinellas School Board

ESPN’s Jemele Hill to headline League of Women Voters luncheon

Pinellas schools superintendent slams proposed funding for public education

Pinellas schools need greater flexibility to meet needs of students, Charlie Crist says