Hillsborough schools have a weak transfer system that's allowed athletes to transfer like mini free agents. Some might think new rules are needed, but they would be punishing the wrong people. School choice is essential for all families who want the best for their children - be it in the classroom or the playing field. Editorial, Page 2. ...more

February 10, 2008

Lawmakers may cut as much as $125 million out of the current state budget for K-12 public education, which could cost Hillsborough schools roughly $3 million a month through the rest of the fiscal year ending June 30. ...more

February 8, 2008

City Councilman Charlie Miranda recounts working one day as a steward at Tampa Bay Downs, the horse racing track once partially owned by George Steinbrenner. ...more

February 6, 2008

It has been widely thought that Hillsborough County School Superintendent MaryEllen Elia's contract gives her a hefty bonus for student achievement. She earned a $37,620 bonus this year alone, but look close and you will see it is only partly grounded in student gains. ...more

January 18, 2008

Hillsborough County's proposal to use money earmarked for school construction to build new roads is a bad idea and probably illegal, Hillsborough Schools Superintendent MaryEllen Elia wrote in a letter Tuesday to county commissioners. ...more

January 16, 2008

Hillsborough Schools Superintendent MaryEllen Elia will make $290,518 this year after adding a bonus for improved student performance during 2006-07. ...more

January 15, 2008

A day after state leaders tried to repair a state investment fund decimated by uncertainty and massive withdrawals, its shareholders were still sorting out the results. ...more

December 6, 2007

A Hillsborough schools committee is proposing moving semester exams to a week after winter break in 2009-10. ...more

November 9, 2007

Many People To Thank Blistered and sunburned, I am recovering from the Tampa Bay Breast Cancer 3-Day walk. Logistically it was a masterpiece. There is so much to think about with that many people involved. ...more

October 25, 2007

Hillsborough County school officials are sending letters home with students alerting parents about a common skin infection that has received some uncommon attention recently. ...more

October 24, 2007