Certainly these are far from comprehensive, but I propose three revolutionary changes in public education. ...more

December 19, 2009

The number of Florida teachers achieving the prestigious "national certification" status has fallen to just a third of last year's levels amid a souring economy and state cuts in money for the application fee. ...more

December 17, 2009

An 8-year-old boy was sent home from school and ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation after he was asked to make a Christmas drawing and sketched what appeared to be a stick figure of Jesus on a cross, the child's father said today. ...more

December 15, 2009

A paper emerald castle marked with the words "Respect," "Caring" and "Tolerance" stands at the end of a golden path, marked with bricks inscribed with messages about how to live out those qualities. ...more

December 13, 2009

As part of the Great American Teach-In event, Cleveland Elementary School received a $700 check from the Jane Castor Academic Fund. ...more

November 25, 2009

Centennial Elementary School's Relay for Life team aims to "close the book" on cancer with the help of a fundraising yard sale this weekend. ...more

November 14, 2009

District 3 Keane Chapman believes he can offer leadership that would help the district move forward in many ways that it hasn't for the past few years. ...more

October 25, 2009

A local teacher honored as Hillsborough County's best is a candidate for the statewide honor at a ceremony to be held tonight in Orlando. ...more

July 9, 2009

Between the summer camps, car trips and swims in the pool, school leaders hope students read a few good books. ...more

June 22, 2009

I thank my second-grade teacher, Miss Staples, (no, I didn't make up that name) for the beans in my new organic vegetable bed. ...more

March 27, 2009