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

The Children's Board of Hillsborough County will have an opportunity next month to attack two problems with one smart initiative: a proposal to use nearly $1 million to provide childcare for homeless families. ...more

December 18, 2007

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

November 9, 2007

Hillsborough County School District has no policy requiring consulting contracts be bid, the school board attorney said Wednesday. ...more

November 1, 2007

A $54,000 contract for a wellness consultant approved by Hillsborough County School Board members needs to be rescinded, one board member said Monday. ...more

October 30, 2007

Two Middleton High School students, one described as having a sexual relationship with a teacher and the other suspended after spreading rumors about it, have filed letters of intention to sue the Hillsborough County School District. ...more

October 27, 2007

TAMPA - Two Middleton High School students, one described having had a sexual relationship with a teacher and the other, who told the principal about the affair, have hired an attorney and filed an intent to sue the school district. ...more

October 26, 2007

First came a committee to advise Hillsborough County school officials on health issues. ...more

October 26, 2007