As State Education Commissioner Eric Smith recommends making up missed school days due to Tropical Storm Fay, Superintendent Wally Cox is waiting for the hurricane season to settle before making any makeup day decisions. ...more

September 7, 2008

Florida continues to lag behind the nation in all three areas of the SAT college entrance exam scores, according to figures released Tuesday. ...more

August 27, 2008

Part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 authorizes up to a $7,500 tax credit for qualified first-time homebuyers. Based on the questions I'm getting from readers, many people are ready to jump at this money like Scooby Doo panting after Scooby snacks. ...more

August 24, 2008

Three Hillsborough schools are among 13 targeted statewide for possible closing a year from now because their students have been the lowest performing in the state. ...more

July 30, 2008

Three Hillsborough County schools are among 13 targeted for possible closing a year from now because their students have been the lowest performing in the state. ...more

July 29, 2008

Despite a decade of education reform, tens of thousands of Florida's high school students don't read well enough to survive in the work force. ...more

July 1, 2008

The rumored "2 percent reduction" may come in the form of a $3.3 million cut for local schools. ...more

June 26, 2008

The rumored "2 percent reduction" may come in the form of a $3.3 million cut for local schools. ...more

June 25, 2008

More Florida students performed at or above grade level in reading and math on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test this year compared with any year since 2001, state education officials said Tuesday. ...more

June 11, 2008

TAMPA – The state released its 2008 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test results for reading, math and science today, saying more students are performing at or above grade level in those subjects. ...more

June 10, 2008