The Hillsborough County School Board adopted a $3 billion budget Thursday that will save property owners a little money come tax time and approved a contract with school employees that includes no salary increases. ...more

September 4, 2009

Think for a minute about the challenges facing Hillsborough public schools: nearly a dozen high schools labeled as "dropout factories" because as many as 40 percent of students are left behind, a transportation quagmire that's hurt children and families, and spending practices that leave taxpayers wondering where the money goes. ...more

October 14, 2008

School district officials and unions for teachers and blue-collar workers agreed to a 2 percent step pay increase Friday, retroactive to July 1. ...more

September 13, 2008

Angry parents. Late or missing buses. Lack of time to roll out a new plan. ...more

August 24, 2008

Give Elia Her Due Regarding "Leader Of Schools Lacks Tact, Critics Say" (front page, Nov. 13): ...more

November 18, 2007

An e-mail by district officials to school board members Friday laid out a series of possible solutions to the chronic problem of tardy buses delivering students late to south Hillsborough County schools. ...more

October 6, 2007