Rushing from school to soccer practice to piano lessons to science club meetings is no new thing for many Bay area parents. But there is a new wave of research that many might find surprising. Two studies into the lives of middle-class children buck conventional wisdom and conclude that they are not the overscheduled, frazzled generation that many believe them to be. In fact, it might be the parents who are overloaded, one researcher suggests. ...more

October 7, 2008

Like most high school students enrolled in an international baccalaureate (IB) program, King junior Hilary White doesn't have a lot of time for extracurricular activities. Between things like writing essays, studying hours on end and attending classes for this often demanding pre-university curriculum, there just isn't much time to do things like play sports or participate in clubs. ...more

September 25, 2008

The second day of school is set to be a snoozer for teachers and students at Hernando County schools. ...more

August 19, 2008

Two Dixie Hollins High School football players pleaded guilty Tuesday to being lookouts while a third player sexually assaulted a teenager on a school bus in May. ...more

August 13, 2008

TAMPA Two Dixie High School football players pleaded guilty today to being lookouts while a third player sexually assaulted a teenager on a school bus in May. ...more

August 12, 2008

For those who want the flexibility and freedom to home school their children, Florida has a few standards for families to follow. ...more

August 1, 2008

Hours after one of three suspects in the sexual battery of a 15-year-old girl was released from Pinellas County Jail early Saturday, the girl's attorney spoke out against comments made by the defendant's mother. ...more

May 11, 2008

WESTCHASE - Hours after one of three suspects in the sexual battery of a 15-year-old girl was released from Pinellas County Jail Saturday, the girl's attorney spoke out against comments made by the defendant's mother. ...more

May 10, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - An 18-year-old Dixie Hollins High School student arrested Friday on charges he sexually battered a 15-year-old girl on a school bus was released from custody early today. ...more

May 10, 2008

Edie Restall sits on a curb in the East Bay High School parking lot, taking bites from a sandwich in a fast-food wrapper, while her daughter talks to a friend. ...more

May 10, 2008