With the student population in Pinellas County schools expected to plummet by 10,000 in five years, school administrators on Tuesday put forth a range of cost-cutting proposals, including cutting and shortening bus routes and closing elementary schools. ...more

December 3, 2008

With the student population in Pinellas County schools expected to plummet by 10,000 in five years, school administrators today put forth a range of cost-cutting proposals, including cutting and shortening bus routes. ...more

December 2, 2008

The beleaguered principal of Alafia Elementary School began her work week Monday as she usually does – standing in front of the Valrico school as the students arrived by car, bus or holding the hands of their parents. ...more

November 26, 2008

Three days after losing her bid for a third term on the county commission, Diane Rowden says she is regrouping and figuring out what's next. ...more

November 9, 2008

The school board said no, but backers of a charter school for the county's dropouts will appeal to a higher authority. ...more

November 9, 2008

Pasco County voters have a chance Nov. 4 either to bring new faces to government or reward those already there with another term. ...more

October 19, 2008

The people behind the 2000 referendum on amending the Florida constitution to place limits on the number of students in public school thought they had a clever way to force the Legislature to spend more money on public education. We've always thought changing the constitution is a bad way to make public policy, but eight years ago voters approved the class size limits. ...more

October 15, 2008

Fiorentino Best Choice I think it curious that retiring school board member Marge Whaley and the teachers union find Stephen Donaldson to be a more qualified candidate than the current school superintendent, Heather Fiorentino. ...more

September 28, 2008

With 460 school bus stops around the county, it's next to impossible for officials to make sure every child waiting for a ride to school is safe. ...more

September 23, 2008

Sheriff, superintendent: Public should stay alert, too. ...more

September 23, 2008