LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School Board gave tentative approval Tuesday to attendance boundaries for Watergrass Elementary and Anclote High, two schools opening in August. ...more

February 4, 2009

Teachers and other schools employees in Pasco County finally have a contract, but the union that represents them doesn't consider the results anything to brag about. Frank Roder, a vice president with United School Employees of Pasco, told the school board today that this was "one of the worst contracts" ever ratified by the employees. Under the agreement, the employees don't get raises this year or even the usual automatic step increases in pay that are awarded based on years of service and, in the case of teachers, education level. ...more

February 3, 2009

Regarding the dire and desperate state of our financial educational budget, as a concerned citizen I suggest the following: ...more

February 1, 2009

Parents from eight Hillsborough County elementary and middle schools turned out in force Wednesday night to support a group fighting to keep cell towers off school campuses. ...more

January 29, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - If it smells like garlic and tomatoes at Pierce Middle School, it must be time for the FCAT. ...more

January 28, 2009

Highlands County School Board members have been fielding phone calls from parents who are upset with a proposed doubling of the number of early release days from 10 to 20. ...more

January 25, 2009

Highlands County School Board members, as well as school Superintendent Wally Cox and his staff, have worked hard to find cuts in the district's budget. Diminished revenue puts the squeeze on everyone. A comment tossed out during a recent meeting, however, caught a lot of attention. It was mentioned that perhaps junior varsity sports should be cut. ...more

January 25, 2009

As any student of geometry should know, it only takes two points to create a line. On the other hand, it's better to have more than two points if you want that line to accurately describe a trend. So we're not prepared to draw too many dire conclusions from the second of two rather hasty departures by principals at Moon Lake Elementary School. That might change if there are any additions soon to this particular set of data points. ...more

January 24, 2009

Almost a year ago, the school district sent a whopping tax bill for 2006 and 2007 to the company that owns and operates Brooksville and Spring Hill regional hospitals: $986,539. ...more

January 16, 2009

As school districts consider layoffs and salary cuts, the Legislature is asking elected school board members to think about reducing their own pay. ...more

January 15, 2009