It is difficult to express in words the level of my disgust at the actions of a faction of the Hernando County School Board and an arrogant collective of parents who decided to railroad the decision to move the gifted center to their favored gated school community, Challenger K-8. ...more

December 12, 2009

School rezoning is a contentious issue by itself. But to alleviate overcrowding at Explorer K-8 in Spring Hill, the school board might also consider jumping back into another controversial matter: The district's gifted program. ...more

March 20, 2009

All options are on the table to save millions in this year's school budget, even the most painful ones like staff and pay cuts, reductions to the magnet program budget and cutting transportation services for some students. ...more

February 14, 2009

Educators complain that parents aren't involved enough. But, really - who looks forward to racing back to school after a day at work to sit in the cafeteria for a parent meeting? ...more

November 15, 2008

A group of Robinson High parents prefer kicking back with a cold beer, glass of wine or sparkling water when meeting teachers. ...more

November 14, 2008

Families in Plant City, Brandon, New Tampa and the area around King High likely won't deal with the bus transportation changes next year that put other areas in chaos this year. ...more

October 28, 2008

The Hillsborough County School District continues to iron out wrinkles in the bus system that plagued the district at the beginning of this school year. ...more

October 27, 2008

Jefferson High students invited their classmates to come to the dark side at the International Fashion and Retail Marketing Academy's annual fashion show on Oct. 9. ...more

October 15, 2008

TAMPA - June Leland and Kathy Walsh want to know why their 16-year-old daughters are assigned to a bus stop more than two miles from their Davis Islands homes that includes crossing busy streets plus a bridge before daybreak. ...more

September 9, 2008

I thought John Allman's Aug. 31 article on Middleton High School was very informative and well balanced. It would have been interesting, however, to report what a few more students and parents in the traditional non-magnet program there had to say about the current state of the school and what they hope to get out of Middleton. ...more

September 5, 2008