The University of Tampa will hold a memorial service Sept. 13 for Ryan McCall, a student athlete shot to death last month during an off-campus robbery. ...more

September 4, 2009

72 The percentage of Hillsborough County fourth-graders who passed FCAT reading, up from 67 percent last year ...more

May 29, 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

Scientists seeking taxpayer money for embryonic stem cell research under President Barack Obama's new plan must use cells originally culled from fertility clinic embryos that otherwise would be thrown away. ...more

April 17, 2009

Kirstin Austin, a King High senior and member of the girl's softball team, was presented a first-time award this year for demonstrating excellence on the softball field and in the classroom. ...more

April 15, 2009

Budget cuts have hit the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, too. The state Department of Education said Tuesday that it is cutting all FCAT summer retakes and part of the science FCAT. Sample test materials also will be cut, and schools won't get printed score reports. ...more

April 2, 2009

Budget cuts have hit the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, too. ...more

April 1, 2009

With the reading, mathematics and science portions of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test still looming, many students and parents are likely to feel a little stressed out. ...more

February 25, 2009

A special vaccine court ruled against parents with autistic children Thursday, saying that vaccines are not to blame for their children's neurological disorder. ...more

February 12, 2009

Is it OK to freeze tomatillos? I got a whole bucket of them and can't make or use that much green sauce before they spoil. ...more

December 21, 2008