Finally, Florida may have to honestly calculate its high school graduation rate. ...more

June 7, 2008

The construction industry was a huge drag on Florida's economy in 2007, causing the state's economy to flatten after several years of strong growth, according to new data from the federal government. ...more

June 6, 2008

TAMPA Florida's economy flattened out in 2007 largely because of the severe downturn in construction, according to statewide gross domestic product numbers released today. ...more

June 5, 2008

Two Supreme Court rulings called for protecting employees who report discrimination ("Court Strengthens Work Bias Rules," Nation/World, May 28). This article said this decision is part of a trend of the court siding with workers this term. But this represents exceptions to this court's rulings. Usually, the court ignores workers' realities. ...more

June 4, 2008

TAMPA - The Tampa Bay metro area lost 13,800 jobs from April 2007 to April of this year, but its unemployment rate improved slightly from March to April, new data released today show. ...more

May 28, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County students continue to perform better in reading and mathematics than most of their peers across the nation, according to Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test results announced Thursday. ...more

May 28, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County third-graders showed improvement in FCAT scores for reading and math, but their math scores still lag behind the state average. ...more

May 22, 2008

With graduation looming, officials are hoping efforts to boost high school graduation rates will pay off in the numbers. ...more

May 22, 2008

SEBRING — More Highlands County third-graders scored at or above grade level in math and reading compared to the state average, according to Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test results released Wednesday. However, about 146 third-graders, or 15 percent of the students, will have to pass another test after a summer reading camp to be promoted to fourth grade. They scored in Level 1 or the lowest level of the assessment scale. Eighty-percent of the county's third-graders scored in Level 3 or above in math. Statewide, and last year in Highlands County, 76 percent had achieved that level. In FCAT reading, that number was 74 percent compared to last year's 70 percent and this year's state percentage of 72 percent. ...more

May 21, 2008

Results reflect significant increases for third-graders. ...more

May 21, 2008