Jada Pinkett Smith is adding another title to her resume: schoolmaster. The 37-year-old actress-producer-musician and her husband, Will Smith, opened the New Village Leadership Academy last fall. The private school, for pre-kindergarten through sixth grade, has 60 students, according to the Web site. ...more

March 11, 2009

I'd like to offer my suggestion on one way to help cover the budget shortfall for schools in Hillsborough County. How about laying off a couple of school board members? The savings on the $40,000 salary from each would free up enough money for hiring at least a couple of new classroom teachers. ...more

August 7, 2008

Don't Kill The Messenger Regarding "Frustrating Challenge Agonizes Teachers" (Commentary, Feb. 3): ...more

February 10, 2008

Educators and psychologists have long feared that children entering school with behavior problems were doomed to fall behind in the upper grades, but two new studies suggest those fears are exaggerated. ...more

November 13, 2007