The sounds of whirling pinwheels recently filled the air as Reddick Elementary School students celebrated the International Day of Peace. ...more

October 28, 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

Businesses and governments looking to trim expenses during this economic downturn have cut jobs because salaries and benefits typically represent the largest cost of doing business. ...more

February 23, 2009

It's Taxpayers' Money, Not Theirs Ramblings on the economy: ...more

February 19, 2009

Children at Schwarzkopf Elementary will have more ways to get exercise during the school day once a $14,000 fitness circuit opens. ...more

February 18, 2009

Children at Schwarzkopf Elementary will have more ways to get exercise during the school day once a $14,000 fitness circuit opens. ...more

February 18, 2009

A lot of people make resolutions this time of year, and our county, cities, towns and schools should be no exception. Of course, most people break resolutions, and by the time you read this, several are already tossed, but it's critical that our governmental entities stick to theirs. ...more

January 2, 2009

An Avon Park High School teacher was suspended one week in May for asking two students to test the school district's Internet security. ...more

December 4, 2008

It's red, white and blue and new - it's Memorial Elementary School, the School Board of Highlands County's first brand new school since 1996. ...more

August 15, 2008