Years ago, when I was looking to buy home here, I noticed something about Plant High School that stood out in the Tribune's real estate section: Sellers would list the fact that the house they had on the market was in Plant's district. ...more

February 3, 2008

Last year at this time, Jefferson High celebrated one of the greatest days in school history. ...more

February 3, 2008

It's obvious that state Sen. Gary Siplin, D-Orlando, has a real problem with young people showing their underwear. For three years he has filed bills that would require "fashion police" to patrol public schools and suspend kids wearing droopy drawers. Most of his efforts have failed in committee, but he's back with new legislation to deal with the adolescent crime of going beltless. ...more

January 20, 2008

EDITOR'S NOTE: This occasional series spotlights local school administrators. This week's column features Sandra Black, principal at Springhead Elementary School, 3208 S. Nesmith Road. The school's telephone number is (813) 757-9321. ...more

January 10, 2008

The former music teacher and band director at Pasco Middle School faces between 22 and 45 years in prison after admitting Monday to carrying on a sexual relationship with a former student. ...more

January 10, 2008

The former music teacher and band director at Pasco Middle School faces between 22 and 45 years in prison after admitting Monday to carrying on a sexual relationship with a former student. ...more

January 8, 2008

The "unofficial" hiring freeze at the Hernando County School District is over. ...more

January 5, 2008

Hillsborough Community College students who want an on-campus living experience will get their wish this week. The college's Dale Mabry campus is set to open its first student housing complex, an unusual development for a community college. ...more

January 2, 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

The parents of a 16-year-old girl who wore a wire to catch a Bartow High School teacher accused of soliciting sex from her were fully aware and supportive of the plan to catch the man, police said. ...more

December 21, 2007