Hillsborough County schools have won a $2.2 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for research on what makes teachers effective and students more successful. ...more

October 21, 2009

Pasco County students have improved their writing skills in fourth and eighth grade, but saw a slight dip in 10th grade, according to 2009 FCAT writing results released Thursday by the Florida Department of Education. ...more

May 1, 2009

A recent editorial rebuked the federal government of shortchanging Florida in its effort to provide more educational funds (stimulus) for our schools. How could the feds be so mean to require the state to request a waiver because it had cut funds for education instead of increasing funds? In reviewing Florida's record relating to educational funding, one will discover that Florida had shortchanged education for decades. The late governors Askew, then Collins, tried to turn the tide and move Florida up about 45th in the nation on funding, only to have the Democratic legislature to again decrease funding. Governor Graham worked to improve funding, but again that was reversed. The late Governor Chiles had a Republican legislature that under funded education. The state is currently near the bottom in funding education. ...more

March 15, 2009

Every year, the Hillsborough County School District sends Tampa, Plant City, Hillsborough County and the Florida Department of Transportation a laundry list of areas deemed hazardous for children who don't qualify for busing and have to walk to school. ...more

February 16, 2009

This is an open letter to the school board. I know you are trying to be fair and did the best you can with the budget but please do not cut high school and middle school athletics! They are so important to the kids, especially now. In a recession when many parents are laid off, there is usually more tension in the house. Playing sports can help save the day. As you know, the argument is that sports keep the kids off the street and out of trouble. Many pro athletes have said sports also kept them focused and helped them concentrate better in school. ...more

February 3, 2009

Last spring, Florida lawmakers sought to ease the pressure the FCAT applied on public high schools by developing a more rounded appraisal of student performance. ...more

December 28, 2008

Last spring, Florida lawmakers sought to ease the pressure the FCAT applied on public high schools by developing a more rounded appraisal of student performance. ...more

December 27, 2008

Math can be hard enough, but imagine the difficulty when a teacher is just one chapter ahead of the students. ...more

November 26, 2008

Local support group and ESE Department To Bring special ed expert to Hernando. ...more

September 28, 2008

Paddlings, swats, licks. A quarter of a million schoolchildren got them last year - and blacks, American Indians and youngsters with disabilities got a disproportionate share of the punishment, a study by a human rights group found. ...more

August 20, 2008