By 2013, teachers will be known as "apprentices" during their first three years with Hillsborough County public schools. They'll still be able to reach tenure in their fourth year, but they won't have to put in 27 years with the district or earn a master's degree to reach the top of their earning potential. ...more

January 6, 2010

Board eliminates three candidates, will interview remaining in January. ...more

December 8, 2009

At least three out of five school board members support county officials reducing residential impact fees at the risk of the district losing more than $600,000. ...more

November 4, 2009

Things not going well? Cheer up. It could be worse. You could be a member of the Pinellas County School Board. ...more

December 6, 2008

With the student population in Pinellas County schools expected to plummet by 10,000 in five years, school administrators today put forth a range of cost-cutting proposals, including cutting and shortening bus routes. ...more

December 2, 2008

Families in Plant City, Brandon, New Tampa and the area around King High likely won't deal with the bus transportation changes next year that put other areas in chaos this year. ...more

October 28, 2008

The Hillsborough County School District continues to iron out wrinkles in the bus system that plagued the district at the beginning of this school year. ...more

October 27, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - School officials say class-size requirements scheduled to take effect next year are impractical considering the financial strain school districts are facing across the state. ...more

October 12, 2008

About 20 Pasco Elementary School students experimented Thursday with a new way of taking tests, a method that could provide a peek into the classroom of the future. ...more

September 12, 2008

About 20 Pasco Elementary School students experimented today with a new way of taking tests, a method that could provide a peek into the classroom of the future. ...more

September 11, 2008