By 2013, teachers will be known as "apprentices" during their first three years with Hillsborough County public schools. They'll still be able to reach tenure in their fourth year, but they won't have to put in 27 years with the district or earn a master's degree to reach the top of their earning potential. ...more

January 6, 2010

Slain school bus driver Vincent Thomas was considered a reliable employee who recently had been promoted to a full-time position with Hillsborough County public schools. ...more

December 30, 2009

It's no small feat winning $100 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. ...more

December 11, 2009

Bill and Melinda Gates reportedly won't be here Thursday, but about 400 other people plan to attend a gala to celebrate Hillsborough County Public Schools' $100 million grant. ...more

December 8, 2009

Bill and Melinda reportedly won't be here Thursday, but about 400 other people plan to attend a gala to celebrate Hillsborough County Public Schools $100 million grant. ...more

December 7, 2009

One woman has spent 35 years as an educator. The other is relatively new to teaching. Both will oversee a $2.2 million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation research grant awarded to the Hillsborough County Public Schools district last month. ...more

November 4, 2009

As news spread of a Plant High teacher's battle with leukemia, students present and past quickly signed up to help through a Facebook page, "We Love Mrs. Phillips.'' Within 24 hours in August, Tamara Phillips went from thinking she had an infection to learning she had Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Phillips immediately started chemotherapy and blood transfusions at Moffitt Cancer Center. ...more

October 30, 2009

A group of fifth-grade students from across the county recently had the opportunity to learn about economics and the free enterprise system at Biz Town, a miniature "city." Twenty public and private enterprises were represented, including University Community Hospital, Tampa Electric Co. and The Tampa Tribune. ...more

October 28, 2009

Families of four, with an income of $28,665 or less are eligible for free student lunches in Hillsborough County public schools. ...more

July 22, 2009

In anticipation of mandatory cutbacks, Hillsborough County is considering many proposals to slash its athletic budget. ...more

March 20, 2009