SEBRING — Could this year's advanced ninth-graders graduate high school with an International Baccalaureate Diploma? We'll have a better idea come March when the School Board of Highlands County decides whether to pursue the program. Then paperwork to start a feasibility study needs to completed by Sept. 1, 2008, said parent Diane Juve. The IB program is well known nationwide, and is a highly regarded college prep program, Juve added. Juve's child is in middle school and she played a big part in getting the Advanced Academics program to Highlands County. Parents curious about the program will have a chance to get some information. An informational parent forum on the IB program is scheduled at 6:30 p.m., Dec. 10 at Hill-Gustat Middle School. ...more

November 23, 2007

With hundreds of families clamoring for a spot in the school next year, Terrace Community Middle has no problem filling its seats. ...more

November 21, 2007

"Separate but equal" faded as a guiding principle in public education after a U.S. Supreme Court decision five decades ago that forced racial integration. ...more

November 14, 2007

Sophomore TB Chevon Walker has been granted his release from the University of Florida football team, Coach Urban Meyer said. ...more

November 13, 2007

LARGO - "Separate but equal" faded as a guiding principle in public education after a U.S. Supreme Court decision five decades ago that forced racial integration. But the idea, if not the phrase, is making a comeback in a proposal that would steer Pinellas County students to schools in their own neighborhoods – neighborhoods that remain clearly divided by race. ...more

November 12, 2007

Shaw students will get a new leader and more relief from crowding. ...more

November 10, 2007

A high school teacher who police say had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy has been hospitalized because of emotional distress, her attorney said Monday. ...more

October 30, 2007

New Tampa families can expect more classroom wings at local schools and more budget tightening across the school district. ...more

October 13, 2007

This school year may be just weeks old, but Terrace Community Middle wants families to start thinking about next school year. The charter middle school at 11734 Jefferson Road is accepting applications for the 2008-09 school until Jan. 14. As of now, the school is expected to have 124 openings in the sixth grade. School leaders don't know how many openings will be available in the seventh and eighth grades. ...more

September 11, 2007