As news spread of a Plant High School teacher's battle with leukemia, students present and past quickly signed up to help through a Facebook page, "We Love Mrs. Phillips." ...more

October 31, 2009

As news spread of a Plant High teacher's battle with leukemia, students present and past quickly signed up to help through a Facebook page, "We Love Mrs. Phillips.'' Within 24 hours in August, Tamara Phillips went from thinking she had an infection to learning she had Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Phillips immediately started chemotherapy and blood transfusions at Moffitt Cancer Center. ...more

October 30, 2009

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey social studies teacher has been charged with accepting cash from students looking to improve their grades. ...more

August 31, 2009

When the Hillsborough County Council of National Board Certified Teachers met March 14 in Brandon, The Tampa Tribune asked some of the more than three-dozen educators attending how they see the economy affecting their students. Here are some of their responses. ...more

March 21, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Ric Mellin is the new principal at Land O' Lakes High. The Pasco County School Board approved Mellin's job transfer Tuesday evening from Mitchell High School. ...more

February 19, 2009

For most of her life, Emily Addessi has excelled in multiple sports. "I began playing recreational soccer in the Hudson Youth League at age 4," she said. "By the time I was 8, my parents enrolled me at Top Contenders Gymnastics." ...more

February 14, 2009

The "I Have a Dream" speech delivered by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lincoln Memorial more than 45 years ago continues to inspire people throughout the nation and the world. ...more

January 28, 2009

The Florida Elections Commission has fined City Commissioner Steve Van Gorden $3,000 for campaign law violations in his 2008 municipal race. ...more

January 24, 2009

The "I Have a Dream" speech delivered by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lincoln Memorial 45 years ago continues to inspire people throughout the nation and the world. ...more

January 19, 2009

Teacher Arlene Martinez was a bit surprised the day Erin Brown, 13, came to her with an unusual, but touching, request. ...more

December 25, 2008