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Seminole High football team forges ahead in wake of Helene’s wrath
SEMINOLE — In the immediate wake of a savage storm, they subsist on the most prized of their nonperishable items. Blocking and tackling and sprinting beats the bejeebers out of sulking and scrounging and salvaging. Lord knows, they’ve had their fill of forlornness lately, not to mention chips and crackers and nights with no electricity. So, they plug into their only reliable outlet, one rife with camaraderie and intensity, not to mention coolers filled to the brim with frigid Gatorade. Boy, how they appreciate ice these days.
8 years into plan, Pinellas schools still seek solutions to achievement gap
Eight years after adopting the latest version of a plan aimed at improving academic outcomes for Black students, the Pinellas County school district hasn’t met many of its goals and is looking for new approaches. Bridging the Gap, established as part of a decades-long legal battle over whether the...
Achievement gap between Black, white students still plagues Florida schools
The big story: Efforts to eliminate the achievement gap among students of different races have been a priority for Florida schools for several years. In the case of Pinellas County, the topic has been the source of legal wrangling over decades, yielding court-ordered initiatives to overcome the obstacles. For the past eight years, the district has operated under a Bridging the Gap plan that set forth specific areas, such as graduation rates and proficiency in core academic subjects, where Black students have been at a historic disadvantage.
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