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Education

  • By Elizabeth Djinis
  • September 4, 2026
Founding high school principal launches AI-fueled education business

Onetime teacher Marlee Strawn, who her students say had "eyes in the back of her head," has turned her innovative approach to special education, aided by AI.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • September 1, 2026
Enrollment jumps nearly 40% at law school with campuses in Tampa, Michigan

The school welcomed 271 students to its incoming class, including 120 at its Tampa campus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 20, 2026
Polk County college finishes $16 million upgrade

Polk State College's medical science building, built in 1966, has undergone a renovation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • August 20, 2026
USF receives $5 million gift to expand eye care, training

The donation from a family with five decades of ties to the university will name the Tyson-Martin Eye Institute, establish an endowed chair and train ophthalmic technicians.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 19, 2026
$7.5M church preschool project complete in Sarasota

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church has expanded its campus on Honore Avenue.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • August 14, 2026
USF opens $33M College of Nursing building to tackle Florida shortage

New classrooms and a Tampa General-backed simulation center will help the university train 500 additional nursing students by 2028, officials say.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 12, 2026
Bradenton, private Pittsburgh university pursue partnership

The city of Bradenton is working with Point Park University, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 10, 2026
Nonprofit buys Sarasota restaurant property for apprenticeship school

Suncoast Apprenticeship Academy purchased the former Perkins on Fruitville Road.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • August 5, 2026
Tech entrepreneur gifts $2M to Pasco university cybersecurity program

The gift will help Saint Leo launch an executive-level cybersecurity master's program, expanding leadership training as demand grows.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 4, 2026
Sarasota Military Academy's downtown campus listed for sale

The nearly 5-acre property at 801 N. Orange Ave. is being marketed as a downtown development opportunity.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • July 30, 2026
USF lands $1M gift to expand insurance program amid growing workforce shortage

Florida Surplus Lines Service Office funding establishes a new endowed directorship and expands hands-on learning as demand grows for insurance professionals in Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 28, 2026
Construction complete at two brand-new schools on Fruitville Road

Sarasota Classical Preparatory Academy and Prodigy Early Learning at Sarasota will open for the upcoming school year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • July 27, 2026
USF sets donor record with $172M in fundraising

The University of South Florida attracted more than 70,000 donors in the past fiscal year, raising $172 million in private support and growing its endowment to $850 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • July 24, 2026
Saint Leo University merges business and technology colleges as AI reshapes workforce

The Pasco County university is merging two colleges as employers increasingly seek graduates with both technical and business expertise.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Lesley Dwyer
  • July 23, 2026
Nearly $200M in construction underway at three east Manatee schools

Manatee County School District officials are using the summer to get and stay ahead of a busy construction and expansion schedule.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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