At the same time Susan Carpenter was waiting to hear whether she had won a Florida Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture Award, she learned her agricultural program is being cut from Mulrennan Middle School's curriculum. ...more

May 21, 2008

I've talked a lot about the anxiety that money causes. But this is a very relevant topic, with what's happening in the financial markets. Housing prices are crazy - stock prices, crazier. And although the government is trying to step in and lend a hand, even it is at a bit of a loss when it comes to finding a solution. ...more

May 11, 2008

Renaissance Academy, a private school for the arts, plans to add a preschool program in August. ...more

May 10, 2008

For a lot of people, the end of the school year can't come soon enough. ...more

May 7, 2008

HAINES CITY - A secretary for Daniel Jenkins Academy in Haines City was arrested Monday, accused of embezzling more than $62,000 from the school. ...more

May 6, 2008

A game of "prey and predator" during a J.D. Floyd Elementary science class ended with a student nursing a fractured leg, a lawsuit filed Monday alleges. ...more

February 13, 2008

A game of "prey and predator" during a J.D. Floyd Elementary science class ended with a student nursing a fractured leg, a lawsuit filed Monday alleges. ...more

February 12, 2008

Charles Darwin's Evolution of the Species philosophy, based on single-cell macrobiology, has been categorically rejected by all qualified biologists, even those who profess to be atheists. Why would any school board approve the teaching of Darwinian evolution of the species as a scientific fact, when it does not even qualify as a theory or a hypothesis. ...more

February 8, 2008

SEBRING — Parents criticized Superintendent Wally Cox for his decision, for budgetary reasons, to delay filling the top position in the Exceptional Student Education Department. Parent Mike Altman told the school board and Cox Tuesday, "We've been waiting for a long time for a change; The kids deserve a change. "We are here as parents and professionals due to our concern regarding the decision that has been made not to fill the position of ESE coordinator at this time. We have been told the decision for not filling the position at this time is to help the budget." ...more

January 27, 2008

NORTH TAMPA - When Derrick Brooks wasn't suiting up for the Buccaneers this year, he was opening a high school. The football player founded the Brooks-DeBartolo Charter High School, which opened its doors in August at 15th Street and Fowler Avenue. ...more

January 2, 2008