As the school district grapples with budget cuts, teachers are concerned about more job cuts and the possibility of salary reductions, said Highlands County teachers union President Steve Picklesimer. ...more

December 16, 2008

It's the American Idol generation. On the second day of school, Tyler West, 8, stood at his seat in his fourth-grade classroom at Spring Hill's Explorer K-8 with a wireless microphone, displaying the contents of a brown bag for the assignment "All about me." ...more

August 21, 2008

New school's sound-enhancement equipment a hit with students, teachers ...more

August 21, 2008

Florida's class-size amendment, approved by voters in 2002, continues to influence school assignments. ...more

August 1, 2008

Higher grades are in store for Hillsborough County's nearly 50,000 high school students when they are handed their first-semester report cards in a couple of weeks. ...more

January 12, 2008

Arthur Brokop, a young substitute teacher, shut the windowless door of the first-grade classroom he'd been called in to oversee. ...more

December 30, 2007

First Baptist Church to present 'Live Nativity' SPRING HILL - First Baptist Church of Weeki Wachee Acres will present a "Live Nativity" from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, Dec. 19-21, at the church located at 8092 Toucan Trail, off U.S. 19, Spring Hill. Live enactment of the Christmas Story will be featured. Beverages, snacks, carolers and a children's Christmas movie, "Veggie Tales" will also be featured. ...more

December 19, 2007