Hernando High School Principal Ken Pritz got some complaints from parents after the school's homecoming this year. ...more

February 28, 2009

More than half a dozen Pasco sheriff's deputies converged at Shady Hills Elementary School Wednesday morning. They were there to read anyone their rights - just to read. The deputies were there to take part in a program called Books and Badges. Using books selected by school staff, the officers led story time sessions for pre-kindergarten through second-grade classes. ...more

February 28, 2009

Due to a drop in student enrollment and expected cuts in funding, Superintendent Wally Cox recommended cutting 45.5 full-time instructional and administrative positions in the 2009-10 budget including 43 (5 percent) school-level teaching positions. ...more

February 26, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School Board approved attendance boundaries for Watergrass Elementary School and Anclote High School Tuesday night. ...more

February 19, 2009

Worried about their children's health, about two dozen parents appeared before the school board Tuesday demanding a stop to the practice of placing cell phone towers at schools, regardless of the income it provides. ...more

February 11, 2009

Worried over their children's health, about two dozen parents appeared before the school board today demanding a stop to the practice of placing cell phone towers at schools, regardless of the income it provides. ...more

February 10, 2009

Otis Anthony has dedicated his life to improving conditions for the black community in Tampa. One of his many contributions is a collection of oral histories, articles and transcripts that he gathered in the 1970s and has since donated to the University of South Florida for preservation. The following are excerpts from an interview he did with G.V. Stewart, a black educator in Tampa before and after integration. ...more

February 7, 2009

Since June, three members of a neighborhood troop have received the highest honor possible from the Girl Scouts of America. ...more

February 4, 2009

Hundreds of students will travel longer distances to school now that the Hillsborough County School Board has signed off on new attendance zones. ...more

January 27, 2009

Palm Harbor Elementary School will pass into history with the end of the 2008-09 school year. The school's building on 15th Street, however, may live on as a center of education. Steve Christopoulos, principal of the Plato Academy, in Clearwater, says he is interested in opening the charter school's second location in the former home of Palm Harbor Elementary School. ...more

January 24, 2009