A former substitute teacher, who gained national attention last year when he said he lost his job over an accusation about practicing wizardry, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Pasco County School Board. Jim Piculas claims in the lawsuit that school officials damaged his reputation by making false accusations about his teaching abilities. ...more

January 28, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - With just five months left in the school year, teachers and other school workers in Pasco County may finally get new contracts. ...more

January 24, 2009

Construction on a new $14.5 million elementary school in the Watergrass community of Wesley Chapel is on schedule, with a planned opening in time for the start of the 2009-10 academic year. ...more

January 14, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Parents will get a chance this month to weigh in with their views on proposed attendance boundaries for two schools opening in August. ...more

January 3, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Parents will get a chance this month to weigh in with their views on proposed attendance boundaries for two new schools opening in August. ...more

January 2, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Principals have been selected for a high school and an elementary school opening in August. ...more

December 25, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - A charter school has withdrawn its application to have its charter fall under the jurisdiction of the Florida Schools of Excellence Commission rather than the Pasco County School Board. ...more

December 19, 2008

Plans to erect a cell-phone tower at Coleman Middle School have parents and campus neighbors in a stir. ...more

December 16, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County School Board members will deal with more than just their current $8.7 million shortfall when they meet Tuesday in a budget workshop to review the school district's financial woes. ...more

December 13, 2008

LAND O' LAKES Pasco County School Board members will deal with more than just their current $8.7 million shortfall when they meet Tuesday in a budget workshop to review the school district's financial woes. The board also will be bracing for a 2009-10 budget year that's expected to be even worse than the current one. ...more

December 12, 2008