Leaders for Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High will have to decide whether they can afford to provide free meals and turn away students in these tough economic times. ...more

June 25, 2008

Leaders for Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High will have to decide whether they can afford to provide free meals and turn away students in these tough economic times. ...more

June 25, 2008

WASHINGTON - Army soldiers committed suicide in 2007 at the highest rate on record, and the toll is climbing ever higher this year as long war deployments stretch on. At least 115 soldiers killed themselves last year, up from 102 the previous year, the Army said Thursday. ...more

May 29, 2008

St. Petersburg's Dan Wheldon knows there are many things beyond his control that could keep him from getting his second Indianapolis 500 victory Sunday. ...more

May 24, 2008

With graduation looming, officials are hoping efforts to boost high school graduation rates will pay off in the numbers. ...more

May 22, 2008

Andy Wang said his desire to give back to Sickles High School in his senior year was the impetus behind him deciding after three years at the school to join the tennis team. Wang's decision ended in an undefeated regular season, a district singles title and a spot in the state Class 4A singles final. ...more

May 20, 2008

Former President Vladimir Putin was appointed Russia's prime minister Thursday, securing a new place in power a day after leaving the Kremlin. ...more

May 9, 2008

Florida started its annual rollout of public school test scores and school grades today by releasing the writing scores on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. The test is taken in grades four, eight and 10. Here's one take on the scores statewide from the people who administer it, the Florida Department of Education: "… a greater percentage of Florida students are writing at or above grade level." ...more

May 8, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama appeared to win the Democratic caucuses in Guam on Saturday, defeating Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton by a seven-vote margin amid unprecedented voter participation there. ...more

May 4, 2008

Now that the state's universities have decided to cut enrollment to offset a whopping budget shortfall, community colleges will have to figure out how to absorb even more students while cutting millions of dollars. ...more

February 26, 2008