Candace Parker, the Tennessee All-America forward who made dunking in women's basketball almost commonplace, ended all the speculation. ...more

February 22, 2008

Hillsborough County high school athletes can transfer to just about any school they want in a system coaches say has come to mirror the NFL or NBA. ...more

February 1, 2008

Hillsborough County high school students want to turn their cell phones on during lunch, take more online classes and paint classroom walls more scintillating colors. ...more

January 30, 2008

Suzanne Pleshette, best known for her role as Bob Newhart's wife on television's long-running "The Bob Newhart Show," has died, just days before a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ...more

January 21, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Shaking your sillies out might not be the typical order of the day at the Land O' Lakes Branch Library. But during the Friday morning toddler and preschool story times, such behavior is encouraged. ...more

December 11, 2007

Hillsborough County schools' graduation rate increased nearly 2 percentage points in 2006-07 over the previous school year with a slight improvement in the dropout rate, the state reported Friday. ...more

December 1, 2007

America Ferrera has won another honor for her portrayal of the title character on ABC's "Ugly Betty." ...more

November 30, 2007

Some Florida school officials have taken offense at a new report from Johns Hopkins University which slammed the state for the high number of high schools it calls "dropout factories," schools where no more than 60 percent of those who start as freshmen complete their senior years and graduate. ...more

November 28, 2007

Brooksville Moose Family Center No. 1676 on Wiscon Road recently presented $750 scholarships to three of last year's high school seniors. Making the presentations was scholarship member Kevin Maglia. ...more

November 28, 2007

These days, getting into a good college with –– and sometimes without –– scholarships is no mean task. Good schools have always been competitive but today's high school graduates have to arm wrestle for admission in a world where top graduating students muster a 6.0 GPA out of 4 and enough college credits to finish a bachelor's degree in two to three years. Some people may have reservations about dual enrollment and advanced placement courses but they have become a reality in our high schools. They also make financial sense for parents and students. The fewer college classes to take means more money saved in expensive tuition. ...more

November 26, 2007