Education
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
Ringling College reclaims No. 1 world motion design ranking
Ringling College of Art and Design reclaimed the No. 1 world ranking in motion design for the third time in The Rookies' 2026 Global School Rankings, while also placing in the top 10 worldwide for 3D animation and concept art.
Education
Sarasota schools offer $20 heart screenings under new state law
Florida's Second Chance Act requires ECG heart screenings for incoming ninth-graders and first-time high school athletes, and Sarasota High School hosts its next screening event Wednesday, Oct. 14.
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Education
Ringling College reclaims No. 1 world motion design ranking
Ringling College of Art and Design reclaimed the No. 1 world ranking in motion design for the third time in The Rookies' 2026 Global School Rankings, while also placing in the top 10 worldwide for 3D animation and concept art.
Sarasota, FL
86°F
Mostly Clear
Feels like 88° · 0% rain
WedSunny89°F2%
ThuSunny90°F46%
FriMostly Sunny88°F52%
SatIsolated Showers And Thunderstorms85°F32%
SunMostly Sunny83°F27%
MonMostly Sunny84°F37%
TueMostly Sunny85°F28%
Education
Ringling College reclaims No. 1 world motion design ranking
Ringling College of Art and Design reclaimed the No. 1 world ranking in motion design for the third time in The Rookies' 2026 Global School Rankings, while also placing in the top 10 worldwide for 3D animation and concept art.
Sarasota, FL
86°F
Mostly Clear
Feels like 88° · 0% rain
WedSunny89°F2%
ThuSunny90°F46%
FriMostly Sunny88°F52%
SatIsolated Showers And Thunderstorms85°F32%
SunMostly Sunny83°F27%
MonMostly Sunny84°F37%
TueMostly Sunny85°F28%
Education
Every Sarasota school earns 'A' or 'B' for first time
Sarasota County Schools earned its 23rd consecutive 'A' grade from the Florida Department of Education, raising its state accountability score by 32 points and seeing every district-managed school earn an 'A' or 'B' for the first time.
Education
Dreamers Academy breaks ground on $42.8M Newtown middle school
Dreamers Academy broke ground Thursday, Sept. 17, on a $42.79 million, 42,000-square-foot middle school campus on Leonard Reid Avenue in Newtown, set to open in August 2027 and serve 400 to 500 students.
Education
New College campus plan challenge narrows ahead of Oct. 29 hearing
An administrative law judge has narrowed six Uplands residents' legal challenge to New College of Florida's campus master plan, with a pre-hearing conference set for Oct. 29 if mediation fails.
Education
Pine View earns 32 National Merit Commended honors
Pine View School announced 32 seniors earned Commended Student status in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program, adding to the 35 semifinalists already named and bringing the Osprey school's combined National Merit honorees to about 40% of the Class of 2027.
Education
Booker High names Jessica Hoover Teacher of the Year
Booker High School in Sarasota selected history teacher Jessica Hoover as its 2026-2027 Teacher of the Year.
Education
Sarasota schools lose 743 students, nearly double forecast
Sarasota County Schools lost 743 students in the first week of the school year, nearly double the 398-student decline the district projected over the summer, triggering hundreds of position cuts that hit elementary schools hardest.
Education
Sarasota mentoring push targets 70% post-secondary rate by 2030
The Education Foundation of Sarasota County's PLANit Sarasota network, backed by more than 40 partner organizations, is working to raise the county's post-secondary continuation rate from 62.6% to 70% by 2030 through free career mentoring, site visits and first-generation student support.
Education
Sarasota schools pledge $23.5M trades academy after grant revoked
Sarasota County Schools says it will fund a $23.5 million North Port trades academy with capital dollars after the County Commission revoked a $7.5 million federal hurricane relief grant, with both sides disputing what went wrong as a 30-day decision window remains open.
Education
Ringling College adds 2D animation major with Disney-era desks
Ringling College of Art and Design announced a new 2D Character Animation major within its Computer Animation department, featuring Disney-donated animation desks, a built-in entrepreneurship certificate and labs with professional drawing tablets.
Education
Sarasota's PAInT program moves to USF Tampa after campus shift
The Florida Center for Partnerships in Arts-Integrated Teaching, which has served more than 5,000 students since 2017, is relocating to USF Tampa after the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus transferred to New College of Florida on July 1.
Education
Pine View ranked No. 1 public high school in Florida
Pine View School for the Gifted in Osprey earned the No. 1 public high school ranking in Florida and No. 13 nationally among public schools in U.S. News & World Report's 2026-27 Best High Schools list.
Education
New College students settle into former USF campus as classes begin
New College of Florida students began their first week of classes on the North Campus, the former USF Sarasota-Manatee property transferred to the college in July, with students reporting short dorm-to-class commutes but challenges navigating between the two campuses.
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