While I sympathize with Mary Shofi Volpe on the proposed cuts for state workers (letters, March 30), please allow me to share the private sector experience. ...more

April 1, 2009

17 million black people strong - poised to weather the difficult economic times ahead. ...more

February 16, 2009

One of the state's most progressive initiatives is the Florida Resident Access Grant. The appropriately named program helps Floridians attend the state's 28 nonprofit independent universities and colleges, which are traditionally more expensive than public schools of higher learning. ...more

January 23, 2009

Re: "This Newspaper Is Fighting Back" (Views, Dec. 14): ...more

December 16, 2008

The Cory Lake Isles Community Development District board has awarded its landscaping contract to a company not owned by developer Gene Thomason for the first time. ...more

September 19, 2008

Thomas Rumeau already had a bachelor's degree in economics but decided that a master's in public policy would make him more marketable. ...more

August 11, 2008

Florida's voluntary prekindergarten program begins its fourth year in 2008-09. It operates as a taxpayer-funded voucher program for 4-year-olds and is mostly in private and faith-based schools. ...more

August 1, 2008

It's the type of poverty that can be difficult to imagine. ...more

June 21, 2008

Many of Florida's community colleges are losing an important part of their identity as they become more concerned with offering four-year college degrees than meeting community needs. Pushed by lawmakers who want to do higher education on the cheap, the transition may cause community colleges to neglect their core mission. Editorial, Page 2. ...more

June 8, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - A program that makes bad grades feel manageable and college attainable is expanding throughout the Hillsborough County school district, and educators hope it will give a boost to students who might get overlooked. ...more

June 7, 2008