Encouragement and praise brought a smile to Park Elementary School's third-graders recently, courtesy of South Florida Community College's Student Government Association. ...more

October 28, 2008

Girls and boys in grades three through 12 are participating in organized sports activities like never before. But disparities exist, based on economics, race, gender and community size. ...more

October 10, 2008

With the number of "schools of choice" doubling this year from two to four, more than twice as many elementary students have transferred to another school through the School Choice option. ...more

October 6, 2008

Evidence of the flagging economy's local effect can be found as close as your neighborhood school's lunch line. ...more

September 24, 2008

For the first time, more than half of all students in Hillsborough County public schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. ...more

September 23, 2008

If Michael Phelps endorsed a particular cereal or if Miley Cyrus advertised a brand of face cream, people might be more likely to buy those products. ...more

September 17, 2008

If Michael Phelps endorsed a particular cereal or if Miley Cyress advertised a brand of face cream, people might be me more likely to buy those products. ...more

September 14, 2008

About 20 Pasco Elementary students experimented this week with a new way of taking tests, a method that could provide a peek into the classroom of the future. ...more

September 13, 2008

Who hasn't wondered whether small children lugging oversized, heavy backpacks to-and-from school might be risking serious injury to their growing spines and will one day suffer from serious back pain? ...more

August 15, 2008

A School Choice transfer will be offered to students who attend any of the five district elementary schools that are "in need of improvement," based on the recently released Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) report. ...more

July 17, 2008