One hundred eighty-eight: That number is less than half of the number of "gifted" students we have in Hernando County. That is the number who signed up for the new gifted center at Explorer K-8. The first question that comes to mind is: What happens to the rest of the gifted students? Are they now left without the proper classes and education that is geared for them? ...more

June 6, 2008

Growing up as a pastor's son in North Carolina, David Shelor never considered following in his father's footsteps. Instead, Shelor focused his efforts on pursuing a career in math and science. ...more

May 31, 2008

Our communities have a critical shortage of teachers, especially in math and science. More than 2,000 qualified math and science teachers are needed in our K-12 schools just in the 2008-09 school year. ...more

May 22, 2008

A new study released today on gender equity in education concludes that a "boys crisis" in U.S. schools is a myth and that both sexes have stayed the same or improved on standardized tests in the past decade. ...more

May 20, 2008

Hillsborough school officials are celebrating the best average writing score for eighth-graders in the state on the essay portion of this year's Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. ...more

May 9, 2008

TAMPA PALMS - Most area schools had a majority of their students pass this year's FCAT writing test, with eighth-graders bringing in some of the highest scores. The state Department of Education recently released 2008 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test writing scores. Hillsborough County eighth-graders averaged the highest score in the state. The district earned a 4.6 combined score out of a possible 6. The state average was 4.2. In the Northeast area, the USF Charter School was the only school at which more than half of its students didn't earn a passing score on the test. But the school did see improvement this year, going from 41 percent of students passing in 2007 to 45 percent of students passing in 2008. ...more

May 8, 2008

HAINES CITY - A secretary for Daniel Jenkins Academy in Haines City was arrested Monday, accused of embezzling more than $62,000 from the school. ...more

May 6, 2008

SEBRING — As the school district's Math and Science Student of the Year, Sebring High School's Amy Hart knows her calculations and knows her grade point average to six decimal places – 5.262456. That number put her at the top of the Sebring High Class of 2008 as the school's valedictorian. "It's kind of cool to be the last one," Hart said. ...more

May 6, 2008

Refreshing Viewpoint What a refreshing change of viewpoint. I agree that life's joys are best experienced in a conscious state, and heartily with the writer. It's time to just say "no" to drugs and "yes" to life. ...more

January 24, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Pierce Middle School will usher in FCAT season with meatballs, tomato sauce and pasta. ...more

January 16, 2008