The fire at McDonald Elementary last month did more than displace teachers and students from sooty classrooms. ...more

December 9, 2009

It's now up to Hernando County School Board members to decide who will be interviewed for the superintendent position by selecting from a pool of nine candidates. ...more

December 6, 2009

The fire at McDonald Elementary last month did more than displace teachers and students from sooty classrooms. It extinguished years of lesson plans teachers at the Seffner school had compiled and stored in their rooms. It destroyed textbooks. Left computers beyond repair. Wiped out bulletin boards, name tags, posters and anything else on paper. ...more

December 2, 2009

Who knew "Meep!" was a four-letter word? ...more

November 12, 2009

Two local candidates are safe with one former Hernando High School principal being eliminated from the applicant list for superintendent as search committee members eliminate 14 candidates from the application pool. ...more

November 11, 2009

A federal judge has ruled that a rural Panhandle principal and his athletic director did not violate an order against praying in school. ...more

September 17, 2009

Visitors on opening day at Strawberry Crest High School included School Superintendent MaryEllen Elia and other district officials. Elia greeted staff members and students and said she loved the school, which was designed to relieve crowding at area high schools. ...more

August 25, 2009

Regarding "Grade changes 'misapplied,'" July 22: Thanks to Pasco County school officials for giving new meaning to the word "misapplied." While some might call the action forgery, it does appear that schools and administrators have no clear, definitive guidance on how to grade a student's performance in the classroom. No one can imagine that any principal, on a whim, can determine that a student should receive an A instead of B-minus. ...more

July 25, 2009

Explorer K-8 will end its first school year with a shakeup among its administration, including the transfer of its principal, Dominick Ferello. ...more

April 2, 2009

Superintendent's moves raise questions ...more

April 1, 2009