Pasco County School District officials were finishing up interviews this week in the case of a Rushe Middle School teacher accused of being intoxicated in her classroom, Superintendent Heather Fiorentino said. ...more

March 25, 2009

A citizens panel that advises the Hillsborough County School Board recently weighed the district's proposed budget cuts - and came up with some ideas of its own. ...more

March 25, 2009

A citizens panel that advises the Hillsborough County School Board recently weighed the district's proposed budget cuts – and came up with some ideas of its own. ...more

March 24, 2009

A Pasco County teacher held Wednesday under the state's Baker Act after she was intoxicated at work had been inebriated on school grounds before. ...more

March 20, 2009

Eisenhower Middle School has expanded its recycling efforts in recent years, gradually encouraging students to embrace the idea of going green. ...more

March 18, 2009

America's educational system is a mess. We have students slipping through the cracks, failing to perform and flat out getting through without possessing the basic knowledge they need to succeed. It has become a tradition of sorts for each new president to address this issue with a nationalized plan for reform. I usually don't agree with very much that comes out on the national level, dictating to the masses, but sometimes I actually do. ...more

March 18, 2009

After 38 years as a teacher in Pasco County, John Benedetto was informed Tuesday afternoon he will not be eligible for the final year of his extension in the Deferred Retirement Option Program, also known as DROP. ...more

March 17, 2009

Katina Kramer grew up in Avon Park and attended Avon Park Middle School where she returns today to meet the staff in preparation for taking over as principal next school year. ...more

March 17, 2009

When Morgan Scherschel cleared 12 feet at last summer's Golden South Classic in Orlando, she thought she finally owned Gaither High's record in the girls pole vault. ...more

March 16, 2009

Carrie Keesecker of Oldsmar says people need to slow down and let school crossing guards continue to do their jobs. ...more

March 14, 2009