Literary Cafe held at Challenger K-8 School. ...more

May 13, 2009

The economy has sapped plans for a new charter school in Riverview. The Hillsborough County School Board on Tuesday ended its contract with Imagine School at Riverview, which said it has been unable to secure a lease to open in time for the 2009-10 school year. The school had anticipated 230 students in kindergarten through sixth grade. ...more

May 6, 2009

Step Up For Students is making available applications for private school vouchers for the 2009-10 school year. ...more

April 25, 2009

The program Step Up For Students now is making applications for private school vouchers available for the 2009-10 school year. ...more

April 24, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio will mark Earth Day by unveiling a new recycling program today. Working with the Tampa Downtown Partnership, the city will place 20 receptacles for recycling plastic and aluminum throughout downtown and the Channel District. Dozens of green receptacles will be placed along well-traveled pedestrian corridors. ...more

April 22, 2009

If not, there's always math, English or science listed among the various high school majors the Hillsborough County School Board will consider at its meeting tonight. ...more

April 21, 2009

Whether the Boys & Girls Club of Highlands County can keep its doors open past the first week of June depends on the success of its new fundraising campaign. ...more

April 1, 2009

Friends of Animal Services Inc. wants to make sure youngsters learn early that four-legged creatures require and deserve protection and compassion from people. To this end, the nonprofit group that supports Pasco County Animal Services, is hosting a fundraiser that will raise money for itself while providing educational materials for area schools. ...more

April 1, 2009

35% Increase in the number of substitute teacher applications in Hillsborough County since March 2008 ...more

March 26, 2009

Pasco County School District officials were finishing up interviews this week in the case of a Rushe Middle School teacher accused of being intoxicated in her classroom, Superintendent Heather Fiorentino said. ...more

March 25, 2009