For most of her life, Emily Addessi has excelled in multiple sports. "I began playing recreational soccer in the Hudson Youth League at age 4," she said. "By the time I was 8, my parents enrolled me at Top Contenders Gymnastics." ...more

February 14, 2009

Countryside Montessori Elementary officials are hoping the school's Green Schoolyard Project will help students gain a better appreciation for the differences they can make in the environment. ...more

February 11, 2009

Challenger K-8 students won't be going on a pricey, five-day tour of Washington D.C. this May - at least not under the purview of the school district. ...more

February 5, 2009

Countryside Montessori Elementary officials are hoping the Green Schoolyard Project will help students gain a better appreciation for the differences they can make in the local environment. ...more

February 4, 2009

The call went out to eighth-graders interested in playing football the next season for Pensacola's Escambia High School. Dwight Thomas, the new coach, already had an idea just how big a job it was going to be. When the position opened, he was the only one who applied. ...more

January 30, 2009

Vanessa Bailey knew the answers she'd get even before she put the questions to the group of eighth-graders from West Hernando Middle School. ...more

January 28, 2009

Vanessa Bailey knew the answers she'd get even before she put the questions to the group of eighth-graders from West Hernando Middle School. ...more

January 28, 2009

Students get a look at the network's studio on wheels. ...more

January 27, 2009

Strategy in chess leads to strategies in life. So every student at Academy Prep of Tampa Bay is taught the board game where two players do battle, trading off pawns, rooks, knights, bishops and an all-powerful queen to protect their kings. "Kids can think deeper after playing chess," said Ted McNair, who began teaching chess skills at Academy Prep when the school opened six years ago at 1207 E. Columbus Drive. That can mean better grades in English, science, even reading, McNair said. Students hooked on the game tend to focus on fun and competition. ...more

January 21, 2009

For Florida schools, the inauguration gave teachers a chance to guide their students toward a particularly important event in the nation's history. ...more

January 21, 2009