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PEN - Sarasota Events & Education News

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Stay up to date with the latest from PEN - Sarasota. We'll bring you noteworthy public education news, learning opportunities in our area, information on monthly programs and webinars ... and more.
News -- Privatization to blame for failing schools (Jill Lewis-Spector, Sarasota Herald Tribune) -- January 9, 2025
News -- PEN, Sarasota December Newsletter -- December 2024
News -- PEN: Voting to continue ad valorem tax for education will pay dividends (ABC7 Interview with Theoni Soublis) -- October 22, 2024
News -- Pay attention to these dates before election day (ABC7 Interview with Katrina Ward) -- October 22, 2024
News -- Opinion: Now more than ever, Sarasota's schools need our support -- September 25, 2024
News -- Nassau County School Books Settlement Reached -- September 12, 2024
News -- PEN, Sarasota August Newsletter -- August 15, 2024
News -- Public Education Network Sarasota Receives Grant Support -- Press Release, August 17, 2024
News -- Cost of School Lunch Rises in Sarasota Despite Pleas From Students -- WUSF / NPR, August 9, 2024
News -- Sarasota County School Board Removing Library Books in Scary, Excessive Manner -- Sarasota Herald-Tribune Editorial, August 8, 20 24
News -- Sarasota School Board approves budget anticipating voucher spike, teacher position cuts -- Herald-Tribune, July 31, 2024
Events -- Community Organizations Join PEN-Sarasota in Nonpartisan Efforts to Enhance the Quality of Public Education in Sarasota County -- PEN-Sarasota News Release, June 3, 2024
News -- Teamwork Needed to Create a Better Sarasota -- Herald-Tribune, April 21, 2024
Events -- PEN-Sarasota Launches First Partnership Meeting to Address Collaborative Advocacy for Public Education -- April 10, 2024
Our Partners Events
Click on the links below to review our Partners' upcoming events and activities.
  • AAUW Florida
  • ALSO Youth
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority -- Bradenton Alumnae Chapter
  • Families For Strong Public Schools
  • Girls Inc. of Sarasota County
  • League of Women Voters of Sarasota County
  • Sarasota NAACP
  • Support Our Schools
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