Travel spending by Hillsborough school board members has ignited a nasty board battle. ...more

July 23, 2008

The Hillsborough County School Board imposed a travel moratorium on itself Tuesday until it can set up both guidelines and a travel budget. ...more

July 16, 2008

Beginning in August, Hillsborough County school students will have to keep their cell phones and other electronic devices out of sight or have them confiscated, school board members decided Friday. ...more

June 7, 2008

TAMPA - Beginning in August, Hillsborough County school students will have to keep their cell phones and other electronic devices out of sight or have them confiscated, school board members decided today. The plan still needs a formal vote. ...more

June 6, 2008

Families paying full price for school lunches in Hillsborough County will pay 50 cents more for each meal, a sign that the escalating costs of food nationwide have crept inside the schoolhouse door. ...more

May 21, 2008

School board members have approved a controversial boundary change despite parents' complaints that they were not informed about the plan. However, board members did change procedure so future boundary proposals will be presented to all affected parents. ...more

April 15, 2008

The Hillsborough County School Board should make the district's process of giving some parents access to crowded schools more transparent, a board member said Thursday. ...more

February 8, 2008

Hillsborough County high school students want to turn their cell phones on during lunch, take more online classes and paint classroom walls more scintillating colors. ...more

January 30, 2008

Hillsborough County School Board members voted Tuesday to take a united stand against Amendment 1, the proposal being pushed by Gov. Charlie Crist as tax relief for property owners. ...more

January 23, 2008

Democratic leaders from states that pushed for sanctions and a candidate boycott against Florida's presidential primary said Thursday that those actions won't hurt their nominee's chances of winning the White House in 2008. ...more

November 30, 2007