By 2013, teachers will be known as "apprentices" during their first three years with Hillsborough County public schools. They'll still be able to reach tenure in their fourth year, but they won't have to put in 27 years with the district or earn a master's degree to reach the top of their earning potential. ...more

January 6, 2010

Hillsborough County school board members today voted to accept a $100 million education grant from the Gates foundation. ...more

November 17, 2009

I'm tired of hearing Republicans complaining about having to implement the class size amendment. They claim they will have to hire a new teacher to teach one student. That is ridiculous. ...more

March 14, 2009

The former co-owner of a small company recently became the leader of a business organization of almost 400 members. ...more

February 11, 2009

Editor's Note: This is the second installment in an occasional series following Hillary Koontz along her journey as a first-year kindergarten teacher at Reddick Elementary School. ...more

January 21, 2009

Florida moved up in a national teacher salary ranking from 32nd to 29th in the nation, but the state average salary continues to fall below the national average. ...more

January 3, 2009

Some Hill-Gustat Middle School teachers got an early Christmas present - a brand new classroom. ...more

December 22, 2008

Like her tiny students, Hillary Koontz, 22, started school three months ago for the first time. And, like them, the new teacher had some adjustments to make. ...more

November 12, 2008

Five weeks into the school year, the new Memorial Elementary School has 125 more students than expected and is still working to get all the computers hooked up and running. ...more

September 20, 2008

Saving up your sick days can add up for employees of the Hernando County School District. ...more

September 3, 2008