Believe it or not, an alarm clock can change a child's life trajectory. Don't buy that? Well, before you discount the suggestion, check out Janine Walker Caffrey's book, "Drive: Nine Ways to Motivate Your Kids to Achieve," which has been generating a lot of buzz lately. ...more

January 3, 2009

In a year when personal narratives are primed to trump policy positions as persuaders of the electorate, it is helpful to be reminded that biography often is not destiny. Not that you would have gathered that from either major party's (now blessedly concluded) national conventions. ...more

September 5, 2008

With Renaissance Academy's 5-year lease set to expire, head of school Janine Caffrey scouted about to find a new home for the private school that focuses on the fine arts. ...more

September 2, 2008

With Renaissance Academy's five-year lease set to expire, head of school Janine Caffrey scouted about to find a new home for the private school that focuses on the fine arts. ...more

August 31, 2008

A comment by his fourth-grade teacher has meant all the difference to Brad Brady. He overheard her exclaim how wonderful his performance in a school play was. "It was only one comment, and I wasn't supposed to hear it, but it has made a world of difference," he said. It spurred Brady to get his degree in theater education at the University of South Florida and to become the head of the theater department at Renaissance Academy, a private school in the New Port Richey area. ...more

July 2, 2008

This year's Pasco County summer camp programs offer something for every child, regardless of age or interest. Whether a child wants to dance, draw or dribble a ball through the summer months, the camp schedule has something for them. ...more

June 4, 2008

Renaissance Academy, a private school for the arts, plans to add a preschool program in August. ...more

May 10, 2008

Anthony Richardson surveyed the selection. More than 500 books lay before him, some stacked in boxes, others spread out on the floor of Cox Elementary School's media center. ...more

December 14, 2007