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This New Port Richey school takes a hands-on, nature-based approach to education
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (1759+ words) It's shortly before 10 a.m. in the backyard of a small, custard-colored bungalow nestled into an older West Pasco County neighborhood." For the past half hour, children between the ages of 5 and 10 have rolled in with their parents before taking off to…...
Kids' willpower is no match for fast food and screens. Try this instead
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (692+ words) For decades, psychologists believed willpower was the ticket to a good life. "It was thought that people with better willpower would be more successful," says psychologist Marina Milyavskaya at Carleton University, in Ottawa, Canada. Hundreds of studies appeared to support…...
'Dopamine Kids' explains why children crave screens and helps them enjoy life instead
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (786+ words) Like many parents, Michaeleen Doucleff struggled with her young daughter's screen use. Doucleff, author of the bestselling book Hunt, Gather, Parent, followed the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommended daily limit. Yet, when Rosy's screen time came to an end each…...
WUSF News is looking for Summer 2026 interns
2+ week, 6+ day ago (486+ words) WUSF Public Media is now taking applications for news internships for the summer 2026 semester. The semester-long positions include individual internships focusing on radio, digital news and social media platforms. One internship will focus entirely on WUSF's Florida Matters Live & Local....
New College, Phillippi Creek, 2 launch stories, campus hunger, raptor rescues
3+ week, 4+ day ago (409+ words) For some, New College's quest to take over the University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus seems like a great idea. But is assuming $53 million in debt a good move? She's also gives an update on another Sarasota story, the dredging…...
Trump administration lauds plastic surgeons' statement on trans surgery for minors
1+ mon, 21+ hour ago (1225+ words) The Trump administration celebrated a recent statement from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which recommends that doctors delay gender-related surgery until a patient is at least 19 years old. "Today marks another victory for biological truth in the Trump administration,…...
UF investigates measles on campus amid outbreak across North Florida
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1349+ words) The University of Florida said Thursday it was investigating two college classrooms where measles exposures may have occurred. Additionally, six other confirmed measles cases were reported across northern Florida in new data published by the Florida Department of Health. The…...
Plastic surgeons say transgender youth should wait until age 19 for surgery
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (66+ words) The American Society of Plastic Surgeons says transgender youth should wait until age 19 to have any surgeries. Surgery is already rarely performed for transgender young people. Plastic surgeons say transgender youth should wait until age 19 for surgery The American Society…...
New College's plans to expand footprint come up again
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (840+ words) New College of Florida in Sarasota was once a small, progressive liberal arts school. But in 2023, it began a shift toward a more conservative model, with new trustees and a new president. The state university rebranded, added athletics and dropped…...
Medical experts warn that CDC vaccine advisers' guidance is untrustworthy
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (68+ words) The reverberations are still being felt from a vote by advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to strike a longstanding recommendation on the hepatitis B vaccine. Medical experts warn that CDC vaccine advisers' guidance is untrustworthy The…...