The high school graduation rate for the 2008-09 school year improved in Highlands County, according to data released Friday by the Florida Department of Education. ...more

December 6, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - However you measure it, the Pasco County school district improved its graduation rate in 2008-09 and beat the state average, according to data released Friday by the school district and the state. ...more

December 5, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Community college continues to be the most popular next step for high school graduates in Pasco County, according to an annual report distributed to school board members last week. ...more

October 21, 2009

President Barack Obama embraced merit pay for teachers Tuesday in spelling out a vision of education that will almost certainly alienate union backers. ...more

March 10, 2009

Now in its third year, Freshman Foundation data shows mixed progress in improving attendance, grades and discipline, while lowering the dropout rate of the county's ninth-graders. ...more

February 3, 2009

Hernando County's graduation rate crept up during the 2007-08 school year to 76.9 percent. ...more

November 20, 2008

New figures from the state Department of Education indicate more students are graduating from high school and fewer are dropping out. ...more

November 19, 2008

Levi Johnston, who's having a baby with Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter, can't believe all the things he's hearing. No, he wasn't held against his will on the campaign trail. No, he's not being forced into a shotgun wedding with 17-year-old Bristol Palin. ...more

October 13, 2008

Money will not solve our lack of educational excellence. ...more

August 29, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Joanne Hurley was elected Tuesday to the District 2 seat on the Pasco County School Board, defeating her two opponents by a wide margin. ...more

August 27, 2008