To boost academic achievement, many Highlands County schools are looking to parents to get them involved in the education of their children. ...more

November 6, 2009

If the first day of spring wasn't cause enough to celebrate, students at Cimino Elementary School were given two more reasons to rejoice March 20. ...more

April 1, 2009

If the first day of spring wasn't cause enough to celebrate, students at Cimino Elementary School were given two more reasons to rejoice. ...more

March 29, 2009

When J.D. Floyd K-8 Principal Joe Clifford talks about the value of assessment teachers, he often comes back to "Young Joe." ...more

March 19, 2009

Say they are vital to student success. ...more

March 18, 2009

The annual Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test is meant to measure the academic performance and progress of individual students and entire schools. But when March rolls around, the one thing the FCAT tests most profoundly are teachers' and students' nerves. At many schools, administrators like to loosen things up with pre- and post-FCAT events, pep rallies and parties. This year, Fox Hollow Elementary School raised that idea to the next level with a group activity that raised their spirits sky high, somewhat literally. ...more

March 14, 2009

The University of South Florida football program avoided loss of scholarships by meeting the required Academic Progress Report score, but the USF baseball team lost 1.27 scholarships for not meeting APR requirements. ...more

February 10, 2009

They're used to being graded on their academic performance. Now students at the Brandon campus of Hillsborough Community College will be tested on their ability to celebrate. ...more

November 5, 2008

During the past year, University of South Florida leaders have overhauled the academic support for student-athletes and made scholastic success among players a top priority. ...more

October 15, 2008

In its first survey of its students' health, the University of Florida has learned that most feel overwhelmed, one-fifth suffered injuries after drinking alcohol, one-third refrained from sex in the previous year and many have seriously considered suicide. The responses are documented among many others in UF's recently released Healthy Gators Student Survey, which the university devised to come up with better health initiatives. ...more

October 8, 2008