SEBRING — The usual summer spruce-up and fix-up projects at district schools may be delayed this year as the School Board of Highlands County looks at ways to cut costs. The requested 2008-09 project list totals more than $2.8 million, which includes a variety of improvements such as new flooring, doors and playground equipment, parking lot expansions, building covered walkways, etc. ...more

May 19, 2008

Imagine being in high school and never having used that time-honored gripe, "How is this class going to help me in later life?" ...more

May 5, 2008

Starting in August, local high school students' future career interests will play a much larger part in determining which school they go to. ...more

February 12, 2008

School district officials hope a new career academy that offers Wiregrass Ranch High students certification in information technology will become a model for other schools in Pasco County. ...more

February 2, 2008

Back in 2000, the Pinellas County School Board and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund reached an agreement on a school-choice plan that signaled the end to a requirement that schools have a set ratio of black to white students. ...more

November 16, 2007

The Career Academy at South Florida Community College, opening in August, will be a high school and technical education facility serving 10th, 11th and 12th graders. ...more

October 14, 2007