Withdrawing from a class carries a hefty penalty this year for college students with Bright Futures scholarships, but the consequences for lower-income students could be more severe than state lawmakers intended. ...more

November 1, 2009

The Rebirth Academy charter school could lose its contract with the Hillsborough County school district if it doesn't improve its test scores, district officials say. ...more

May 27, 2009

The state Board of Education on Tuesday approved rescue plans for three Hillsborough County schools that could shake up the faculty and staff if they fail to improve. ...more

March 18, 2009

The state Board of Education on Tuesday approved rescue plans for three Hillsborough County schools that could shake up the faculty and staff if they fail to improve. ...more

March 17, 2009

The number of students in Florida receiving private school vouchers backed by corporate taxes has grown by 86 percent since 2003, to nearly 21,500 students, according to the Office of Program Policy Analysis & Government Accountability, an agency that conducts research for the Legislature. ...more

January 6, 2009

The watchdog for the Florida Legislature says a state program that diverts corporate taxes to private school vouchers saved $38.9 million last year. ...more

December 17, 2008

The watchdog for the Florida Legislature says a state program that diverts corporate taxes to private school vouchers saved the $38.9 million in fiscal year 2007-08. ...more

December 16, 2008

TAMPA Tampa's Plant High School has much to brag about, but it's a school in Polk County that made U.S. News & World Report's list of the top 100 high schools in the United States. The International Baccalaureate School at Bartow High School is rated No. 7 in the nation. The top high school in the country is Thomas Jefferson High School for Sciences and Technology in Alexandria, Va., according to the report. ...more

December 5, 2008

Obscene Raises On consecutive days, Nov. 20-21, The Tampa Tribune provided information on the challenges of financing higher education in Florida from which I surmised that the quality of learning isn't likely to be resolved any time soon. Not surprisingly, it's all about money. ...more

November 28, 2008

They just kept coming. Every time Center Place executive director Darcy D'Onofrio expected the Halloween Horribles parade to end, another horde of Hulks, Hannah Montanas and hippies would turn the corner. ...more

November 5, 2008