Students are on their holiday break from classes, but educators say they shouldn't take a break from reading. ...more

January 2, 2008

Students may have one more week of their holiday break from classes, but educators say they shouldn't take a break from reading. ...more

December 31, 2007

Students will be continuing their holiday break from classes for another week, but educators say they shouldn't take a break from reading. ...more

December 29, 2007

SEBRING — Highlands County kindergartners entered school this year better prepared to learn, according to three screening tests. ...more

December 25, 2007

Students will be starting their holiday break from classes this week, but educators say they shouldn't take a break from reading. ...more

December 22, 2007

A confidential, nationwide list of 24,500 teachers who have been punished for a wide array of offenses was made available to the public Friday by a Florida newspaper. ...more

December 21, 2007

With the help of a $45,000 Florida Learn & Serve Grant, Gulf High School reading coach Victoria Mudry has spread the word about hurricane preparedness among her students and Pasco County. ...more

November 11, 2007

Webb Middle School Principal Carmen Aguero was under investigation for missing school money when she retired earlier this fall, citing health reasons, according to school district records. ...more

November 6, 2007

The Highlands County School District should be thankful that none of its schools have ended up on a dubious federal list of "drop out factories," schools where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. But that's no cause to celebrate. Even though the dropout rate at Highlands' schools is nowhere as bad as the 150 state schools gracing the list, a greater percentage of students are dropping out of high school in Highlands. ...more

November 5, 2007

Natural Impossibility It's one thing to throw a tub of letters randomly on the ground and have them spell out some words. It's quite another to have them result in a complete Shakespeare play! ...more

November 3, 2007