Is Pinellas County School System ready for a Black or Hispanic superintendent?
School board members will decide on who the next superintendent will be, and to these…
Education
Micah Poole is all in!
Newly ordained assistant pastor and educator Micah Poole is ready to make a difference in…
bell hooks: Pathbreaker, humanitarian, author, leader
Born Gloria Jean Watkins Sept. 25, 1952, in Hopkinsville, Ky., bell hooks went on to…
Honoring the past and present work of HBCU students who are leading the fight to obtain civil rights
HBCUs opened in churches across the nation in the late 1800s to educate newly freed Black…
The start and future of Cultured Books
At last month’s Social Venture Partners Tampa Bay Fast Pitch competition, Lorielle J.…
What can we do from crisis to hope: How COVID-19 has critically affected our Black children
Among children who lost a parent to COVID-19, 20 percent were Black children, which means…
USF Brewing Arts program joins forces with Yuengling to enhance diversity in the brewing industry
The $5,000 Diversity in Brewing Scholarship seeks to create new opportunities for the…
Universal childcare is a must!
Quality childcare can cost as much as the rent, making it inaccessible for many…
Call Me MISTER program introduces its first cohort of future male teachers of color
USF’s St. Petersburg campus partnered with Pinellas County Schools to develop the…
‘You Belong Here:’ Prioritizing diversity and inclusion at USF’s St. Pete Campus
“Being part of a diverse campus helps students learn to communicate with a variety of…
Zap the reading gap
St. Petersburg Midtown Rotary Club President Paulette Jones and Sing Out and READ…
Free college for Pinellas County sophomores or juniors
Learn how your child can simultaneously earn a high school diploma and an Associate in…
A case for expanded diversity, inclusion, and equity training in PCS
Dr. Lamarr Darnell Shields is “currently working with Transformation Zone educators,…
School Board Member recognized for earning honorable distinction
Caprice Edmond is the newest Certified Board Member of the FSBA LARGO — Florida…
The secret is out
“Snacks, Mickey D’s, and the Colonel are purportedly the three food sources capable…
Online school?
The pros and cons of Florida Virtual School BY DACIA JACKSON, Youth Contributor PINELLAS…
Outsourcing education in Pinellas County
‘For the sake of debate, why not outsource education in Pinellas County, given what…
The Phyllis Wheatley Rise to Read Campaign aims to close the achievement gap
“We’re spending over $43 million of public money on literacy programming, and Black…