Some members of this year's senior class will have to delay starting college or work because of state cost-cutting efforts. ...more

November 13, 2008

Hillsborough Schools Superintendent MaryEllen Elia will go to Alafia Elementary School to check out complaints after several parents called for the removal of the principal. ...more

October 8, 2008

Hillsborough County was a dominant force at Saturday's FSU Invitational in Tallahassee, with Jesuit winning the boys title and Sickles senior Derek Wehunt taking the individual title. ...more

September 28, 2008

Hillsborough County public schools produced more National Merit Scholarship semifinalists than any other school system in Florida, the school district announced Wednesday. ...more

September 11, 2008

Hillsborough County public schools produced more National Merit Scholarship semifinalists than any other school system in Florida, the school district announced today. Sixty-four Hillsborough students won the semifinalist distinction, a 23 percent increase over last year's total of 52. ...more

September 10, 2008

TAMPA - Hillsborough County Schools Superintendent MaryEllen Elia apologized again at her first town meeting Tuesday for this year's lack of communication about changing bus stops and for having too few phone lines for questions. ...more

September 2, 2008

Hillsborough schools Superintendent Mary Ellen Elia launches a series of town hall meetings at Hillsborough High School tonight at a time when the district is still wrestling with complaints about new school bus routes. ...more

September 2, 2008

TAMPA Jack Davis, the 57-year-old administrator in charge of Hillsborough Schools' embattled transportation department, is retiring Sept.5. ...more

August 27, 2008

The nation's first charter school run by a public university might be transferred to the Hillsborough County School District because USF Patel Charter School lacks money and services to boost its failing status. ...more

July 30, 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