Advanced Academics will be offered for the first time in the first-grade in the upcoming school year. ...more

July 28, 2008

High school baseball coaches constantly instruct their hitters to make every plate appearance count. Former Bishop McLaughlin player Marcel Duarte appears to have taken that advice. ...more

July 13, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - A program that makes bad grades feel manageable and college attainable is expanding throughout the Hillsborough County school district, and educators hope it will give a boost to students who might get overlooked. ...more

June 7, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - A program that makes bad grades feel manageable and college attainable is expanding throughout the Hillsborough County school district, and educators hope it will give a boost to students who might get overlooked. ...more

June 7, 2008

TAMPA - Nearly 20 high schools from the Tampa Bay area are among the top 1,400 in the nation, according to a ranking that uses the number of graduates and number of students who took advanced college placement tests. ...more

May 20, 2008

Helping make Florida affordable again and restoring the state's economy were the top priorities this year for the House of Representatives. The budget problems we're experiencing in Tallahassee are a symptom of a slowing economy nationwide, not just in Florida. ...more

May 19, 2008

BARTOW — Two Highlands County students drive an 80-mile round trip daily to and from Bartow to attend high school. The students are attending the International Baccalaureate (I.B.) School at Bartow High. Graduates from I.B. diploma programs are highly regarded at admissions offices at top universities. About eight other students from Highlands County previously attended the Bartow I.B. school. Is Highlands County ready to have it's own I.B. diploma program? ...more

February 17, 2008

AP Overload? Regarding "School Chief Earns $37,620 In Bonuses" (Metro, Jan. 15): ...more

January 22, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - You think wrestling was tough? Try being Zephyrhills senior Robbie Kunkle. The 135-pounder has been through the process of trying to get accepted to a military academy. ...more

January 17, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Toiling atop the padded mats inside the Wesley Chapel wrestling room has tapered off for Wildcats coach Brian Simmons. ...more

January 4, 2008