The School Board of Highlands County continues to ponder the issues of student safety, the need for new classrooms and tough budget times as it grapples with construction plans for new classrooms at the Lake Placid middle and high schools. ...more

November 25, 2008

The school district will face a "big" funding cut in 2009-10, Superintendent Wally Cox said, unless something changes drastically. ...more

November 23, 2008

The Florida High School Athletic Association forced a Brooksville high school football team to forfeit a playoff game this Friday and fined the school $10,400 for a bench-clearing brawl this month. ...more

November 20, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - In an effort to more swiftly conclude stalled contract negotiations, United School Employees of Pasco wants the school board to bring in a mediator. ...more

November 5, 2008

In an effort to more swiftly conclude stalled contract negotiations, United School Employees of Pasco wants the school board to consider bringing in a mediator. The union had already declared an impasse in the negotiations, setting in motion a process in which a special magistrate would hold a hearing. Lynne Webb, though, told the school board Tuesday that mediation might be a better route to go because it would be less costly than the impasse process and the differences between the school district and the union could be concluded more quickly. ...more

November 4, 2008

Jan G. Muys of New Port Richey says American seems to be ready to shift to the left as most governments in western Europe have moved the other way in recent years. ...more

November 1, 2008

Hillsborough County is getting two new principals. On Monday, the school board approved the appointments of Gloria Waite as principal of Mabry Elementary and Lynn Roberts as principal at USF/Patel Partnership Elementary. ...more

October 10, 2008

An effort in Hillsborough County to push for transit-friendly developments was delayed until the end of the month. ...more

October 6, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Imagine School at Land O' Lakes is barely more than a month old, but it is a school in transition. ...more

September 27, 2008

When Ray Clark began teaching agriculture classes at Plant City High, there was one tractor, all the planting records were written longhand and only eight girls took the time to learn farming skills. ...more

September 10, 2008