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
83°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
83°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
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.
Education
Wellen Park High debuts 6,080-seat stadium, all 28 sports Friday
Wellen Park High School hosts its first-ever football game Friday against North Port, debuting a 6,080-seat stadium and full athletic complex as the $200 million campus launches all 28 varsity sports in year one.
Education
Snook Haven sets Oct. 15 reopening after $8.75M rebuild
Snook Haven, the beloved riverside barbecue and live music spot on the Myakka River in Venice, will reopen Oct. 15 after an $8.75 million rebuild that added ADA-compliant facilities, a new bandshell, a fishing pier and accessible walkways across the growing 40-plus-acre regional park.
Education
Two early learning centers advance in North Port as city recruits childcare providers
North Port is actively recruiting childcare providers, with a proposed Learning Experience center under city review on Price Boulevard and a YMCA early learning academy under construction on Toledo Blade Boulevard expected to open in 2027.
Education
Imagine School at North Port opens $50 million campus Monday
Imagine School at North Port opens its new $50 million, 139,500-square-foot campus on East Price Boulevard on Monday, Aug. 10, consolidating its K-12 program under one roof for the first time since 2008 and nearly tripling capacity to 1,500 students.
Education
Sarasota Military Academy to move 600 high schoolers as downtown campus hits the market
Sarasota Military Academy listed its nearly 5-acre downtown campus at 801 N. Orange Ave. for sale, assessed at $17.11 million, and plans to consolidate all students at its Bethel Lane location by 2028.
Education
Sarasota schools cut 194 teaching positions in tentative $1.3 billion budget
The Sarasota County School Board unanimously approved a tentative $1.3 billion budget for 2026-27 that cuts the property tax rate by 2% but eliminates 194 teaching positions, with the district's CFO warning that three years of overspending have eroded financial reserves.
Education
Ringling College lands on Princeton Review's green list for second time
Ringling College of Art and Design earned a spot on the Princeton Review's 2026 Green Colleges list for the second time, scoring 89 out of 99 and ranking as one of only three art schools among 388 institutions recognized nationwide.
Education
Wellen Park High School opens Aug. 10 as county's first new high school in 25 years
Sarasota County Schools cut the ribbon on the more-than-$200 million Wellen Park High School campus on July 29, with approximately 1,200 founding Eagles set to start classes on August 10 at the county's first new high school in 25 years.
Education
New College Foundation dissolves alumni association, eliminating critics' board seat
The New College Foundation Board voted Wednesday to dissolve the college's nearly 50-year-old alumni association, eliminating its chair's voting seat and replacing it with a Foundation-controlled committee, prompting alumni leaders to pursue legal action over a 2002 affiliation agreement.
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