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

Former Gov. Jeb Bush says he won't run for the U.S. Senate in 2010 to replace the retiring Mel Martinez. ...more

January 6, 2009

Still popular in Florida, former Gov. Jeb Bush said Wednesday that he's interested in the seat Sen. Mel Martinez is giving up, and the field of possible candidates could quickly narrow to make way for the president's younger brother. ...more

December 3, 2008

For a lot of people, the end of the school year can't come soon enough. ...more

May 7, 2008

The Highlands County School District should be thankful that none of its schools have ended up on a dubious federal list of "drop out factories," schools where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. But that's no cause to celebrate. Even though the dropout rate at Highlands' schools is nowhere as bad as the 150 state schools gracing the list, a greater percentage of students are dropping out of high school in Highlands. ...more

November 5, 2007

If our democracy is to remain strong, we need to expect more from our citizens, and especially our college students, who will be the future leaders of our nation. ...more

November 4, 2007